Tornado Outbreak and Ohio River Flood Kill 890 People March 23, 1913
Date: March 23, 1913
Date: March 23, 1913
First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. Date: January 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this…
An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading (955.0 mb (28.20 inHg)) for a non-tropical system in the continental United States. Date: January 3, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Ioannina…
The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened. Date: April 24, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Grand Central Terminal Opens in New York City, February 2, 1913Atlantic Coast Storm Sets…
Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100Β million donation from John D. Rockefeller. Date: May 14, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Meteors…
The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiates a period of almost four decades of independence. Date: February 13, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane. Date: February 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 5 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1913Armory Show Opens in…