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  2. 1912 - Wikipedia

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    1912 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1912th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 912th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1912, the ...

  3. 1912 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    October 16 – The Boston Red Sox, assisted by a famous error, defeat the New York Giants in extra innings to win the 1912 World Series in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played. October 30 – Vice President James S. Sherman dies of kidney failure just days prior to the U.S. presidential election.

  4. 1912 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World. The first Georgian Poetry anthology Georgian Poetry 1911–12 edited by Edward Marsh. Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell's book Principia Mathematica vol. 2, one of the most important and seminal works in mathematical logic and philosophy.

  5. List of explorers - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...

  6. 1912 in aviation - Wikipedia

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    The Public Safety and Accidents Investigation Committee of the Royal Aero Club looks into the causes of the incident in history's first aviation accident investigation resulting in a published report. The report, which blames the accident on pilot error, will appear in the publication Flight on 8 June 1912.

  7. 1912 in science - Wikipedia

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    November 20 – History of Medicine Society holds its first meeting, under the chairmanship of Sir William Osler, in London. Georgius Agricola 's De re metallica ( 1556 ) is first published in an English translation, made by Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover , in London.

  8. 22 Famous Women in History You Need to Learn About ASAP

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    Queen Lili'uokalani. Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaʻeha of the Kamehameha Dynasty was the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.She was arrested and overthrown in a coup d'etat ...

  9. 1912 in sports - Wikipedia

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    The first world record in the 100 metres for men is recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), after Donald Lippincott (USA) runs a time of 10.6 at Stockholm.