1912 in the United States

1912
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:

Events from the year 1912 in America.

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January

January 6: New Mexico
February 14: Arizona

February

March

April 18: The Carpathia arrives in New York City with the RMS Titanic survivors.

April

May

  • May 6 Suffragettes and their supporters parade in New York City.
  • May 11 Alaska is constituted as a territory of the U.S.
  • May 18 The Detroit Tigers go on strike to protest the suspension of Ty Cobb. A replacement team recruited from the coaching staff and local colleges is fielded to avoid a forfeiture to the Philadelphia A's in a lopsided loss.
  • May 30 Joe Dawson wins the 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race for automobiles (the second held) after Ralph DePalma's Mercedes breaks down within sight of the finish.

June

July

  • July 1 Harriet Quimby, who set the record as the first woman to fly the English Channel only 2 months before, dies in Squantum, Massachusetts after her brand-new two-seat Bleriot monoplane crashes, killing both Quimby and her passenger.
  • July 19 A meteorite with an estimated mass of 190 kg explodes over the town of Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town.

August

September

October

  • October 14 While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech. After finishing it, he goes to the hospital, where it is deduced that if he had not had his speech in his breast pocket when he was shot, he most likely would have died.
  • 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 in office just days prior to the 1912 presidential election.

November

Undated

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

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See also

References

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