RMS Titanic Departs Southampton on Maiden Voyage, April 10, 1912

First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war. Date: October 18, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912First International Opium Convention…

Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America. Date: September 2, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Marie-Adélaïde Becomes First Reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, February…

RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage. Date: April 10, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912First Balkan War Begins: Montenegro Declares War on Ottoman Empire, October 8,…

Italy begins the invasion and occupation of the Ottoman island of Rhodes. Date: May 4, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912African National Congress Founded as SANNC January 8, 1912Greek Troops Liberate Kozani in…

William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after 3+1⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison. Date: December 19, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1912…

Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. Date: March 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1912Alfred Wegener Presents Continental Drift…