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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 ...
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.
25–27 August – the wet summer climaxes in a major rainstorm across England, causing floods particularly in Norfolk and Norwich. [9] September – the tradition of the Blackpool Illuminations begins. [10] 31 October – Robert Baden-Powell marries Olave St Clair Soames at Parkstone. [11] 5 November – establishment of the British Board of ...
1912 – New Mexico and Arizona become states; 1912 – Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low; 1912 – Theodore Roosevelt shot, but not killed, while campaigning for the presidency; October 30, 1912 – Vice President Sherman dies; 1912 – U.S. presidential election: Woodrow Wilson elected president, Thomas R. Marshall, vice
10 October – The Maternity Allowance Act 1912 is passed, granting a "Baby Bonus" of five pounds to the mother of every child born in Australia (indigenous mothers and other non-citizens are excluded). [9] 12 October – Forty-two people die in the North Mount Lyell Disaster on the west coast of Tasmania.
The 1912 United States elections elected the members of the 63rd United States Congress, occurring during the Fourth Party System.Amidst a division between incumbent Republican president William Howard Taft and former Republican president Theodore Roosevelt, the Democratic Party won the presidency and both chambers of Congress, the first time they accomplished that feat since the 1892 elections.
New State January 6, 1912. seat eliminated New Mexico at-large: New seat Harvey B. Fergusson (D) January 8, 1912 George Curry (R) Arizona Territory At-large: Ralph H. Cameron (R) New State February 14, 1912. seat eliminated Arizona at-large: New seat Carl Hayden (D) February 19, 1912 [2] Vermont 1st: David J. Foster (R) Died March 21, 1912 ...
August 14 – 1912 Saskatchewan general election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a third consecutive majority; August 17 – Circular No. 17 bans the teaching of the French language in Ontario schools. ca. December – The first session of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament) is held.