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6 days ago · Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 people. One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous works of art and has been the subject of much scholarship.
Jan 13, 2013 · Historical events from year 1912. Learn about 227 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1912 or search by date or keyword.
United States presidential election of 1912, American presidential election held on November 5, 1912, in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Bull Moose (Progressive) candidate and former Republican president Theodore Roosevelt and Republican incumbent president William Howard Taft.
Nov 2, 2012 · Remembering the 1912 Presidential Election. A former president, a current president, a future president and a Socialist Party candidate all sought the White House 100 years ago. By: Jesse...
This letter, written on Carpathia stationery by first-class passenger Doctor Washington Dodge, is a vivid account of the sinking that describes the Titanic ’s final hours. It is one of the earliest, most immediate, and compelling accounts of the disaster.
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. November
The 1912 election was a significant event in American history for a number of reasons, representing the high-water mark of the so-called Progressive Era in American electoral politics.
