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January 6 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state (see History of New Mexico). January 11–March 12 – 1912 Lawrence textile strike ("Bread and Roses" strike): Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike in response to a pay cut corresponding to a new law shortening the working week.
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 ...
December 6, 1912: Authentic bust of Egypt's Queen Nefertiti discovered after 32 centuries December 19, 1912: The original "Star Spangled Banner" is donated to the Smithsonian December 18, 1912: Fake prehistoric "missing link" Eoanthropus dawsoni presented to British scientists
Chorus and soloists sang 1911 out and welcomed 1912. The snow and ice furnished a winter crispness. Headlines in History 1912: New Year's Quietly Celebrated In City
1912: Mrs. Becker, survivor, is quick to blame the White Star company for not having the correct number of lifeboats on the Titanic. Headlines in History 1912: Mrs. A. Becker in city for short ...
November 12, 1912: José Canalejas after his assassination In Madrid , anarchist Manuel Pardiñas assassinated José Canalejas , the Prime Minister of Spain , and then shot himself to death. Canalejas had stopped in front of a bookstore when Pardiñas fired three shots at close range from a Browning pistol.
October 14, 1912: John Schrank shoots ... The longest drought in U.S. history began in Bagdad in San Bernardino County, California. ... Today, the Riga Zoo houses ...
The Regina Cyclone, deadliest tornado in Canadian history, killed 28 people after touching down at 4:50 pm in the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. [121] On the 30th ballot, New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson edged ahead of former House Speaker Champ Clark for the first time, with 460 votes to 455, as the Iowa delegation swung its support to ...