January 1 Post office begins parcel post deliveries January 2 National Woman's Party forms January 7 William M Burton patents a process to "crack" petroleum January 8 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager January 11 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City) Bread and Roses Strike begins January 16 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland January 17 Raymond Poincare elected president of France January 18 Turkish-Greek sea battle near Troy January 19 Raymond Poincare installed as president of France January 21 Aristide Briand forms French government January 24 Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished January 26 Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro January 29 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates January 30 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 2 N.Y. Giants sign Jim Thorpe New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens February 3 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl," premieres in New York City February 4 Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim National Institute of Arts and Letters founded February 9 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die February 10 Edward Sheldons "Romance," premieres in New York City February 15 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in New York City February 16 President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico February 17 1st minimum wage law in U.S. takes effect in Oregon New York Armory Show introduces Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to U.S. public February 18 French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York City February 19 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box Mexican General V Huerta takes power with U.S. support February 22 Lowell HS, San Francisco opens (on it's 1st campus) February 25 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax February 28 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic) March 1 1st state law requiring bonding of officers and state employees, ND Federal income tax takes effect, 16th amendment March 3 Ida B Wells-Barnett demonstrates for female suffrage in Washington D.C. March 4 1st U.S. law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed Department of Commerce and Labor split into separate departments Gabriel Faure's opera "Penelope," premieres in Monte Carlo New York Yankees are 1st to train outside U.S. (Bermuda) Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th president March 8 Federal League organizes with 6 teams Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes March 10 Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games William Knox, becomes 1st in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300 March 12 Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid March 13 Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures March 15 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court March 21 Flood in Ohio, kills 400 March 24 Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway New York City March 25 Great Dayton Flood Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City) starring Ed Wynn March 26 Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously April 3 British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail April 8 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) April 9 Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0 April 10 President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1 Walter Johnson begins string of 56 consecutive scoreless innings April 14 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights April 19 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8 April 21 German passenger ship Imperator runs aground Gideon Sundback of Sweden patents the zipper April 22 Montenegro troops march into Skoetari, North-Albania April 26 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco Sun Yet San calls for revolt against President Yuan Shikai in China April 29 Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper May 1 Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St. New York City May 6 King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, North-Albania May 7 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote May 9 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote May 10 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings May 12 Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2) May 13 1st 4 engine aircraft built and flown (Igor Sikorsky-Russia) May 14 French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation Washington Senator Walter Johnson ends record scorless streak at 56 innings May 19 Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land May 20 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4 May 26 Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City) May 30 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London New country of Albania, forms May 31 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified Alexis Ahlgren runs world record maraton (2:36:06.6) June 2 1st strike settlement mediated by U.S. Department of Labor-RR clerks Demonstrations for general voting right in Netherlands June 3 Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws June 4 Suffragette Emily Davinson throws himself in front of king's horse June 5 Dutch Disability laws go into effect June 6 Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times June 12 "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released June 13 45th Belmont: Roscoe Troxler aboard Prince Eugene wins in 2:18 Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games June 20 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader June 21 Tiny Broadwick is 1st woman to parachute from an airplane June 24 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake June 25 Dutch Parliamentary election (confess party looses majority) June 29 2nd Balkan War begins-Bulgaria overthrows Greek/Serbian troops June 30 2nd Balkan War begins New York Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-10, Hooks Wiltse pitches the first nine innings for New York before wilting, and Christy Mathewson relieves July 1 Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria July 3 Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic) July 4 37th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A F Wilding beats McLoughlin (86 63 10-8) July 5 Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra July 7 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law July 10 134 degrees F (57 degrees C), Greenland Ranch, California (U.S. record) Romania declares war on Bulgaria July 18 After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk July 19 Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 July 20 Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria July 23 Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine July 25 Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game Pirates Max Carey goes hitless, but scores 5 runs against Phillies July 27 Belgian Philippe Thys wins Tour de France July 28 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) July 29 Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied July 30 Conclusion of 2nd Balkan War August 8 Richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia August 10 2nd Balkan War ends, Treaty of Bucharest, Bulgaria loses August 19 Frenchman Pegoud makes 1st parachute jump in Europe August 20 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pegoud-France) Piotr Nesterow 1st flight (Kiev Ukraine) August 22 Robert Martineau, bishop of Blackburn August 26 33rd U.S. Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats R N Williams (64 57 63 61) August 27 Lt Peter Nestrov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane) August 28 Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague) August 29 Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch government August 30 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled August 31 Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands September 1 George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London Yuan Shikai captures Nanjing "2nd Chinese revolution" September 2 Amsterdam reroutes sewage of canals to South Seas September 5 Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th September 6 19th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jerry Travers 1st aircraft to loop the loop (Adolphe Pegoud-France) Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club September 10 1st U.S. paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway, opens Cleveland Call and Post forms George W Buckner, named minister to Liberia Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway September 14 27th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Dorothy Green (62 75) Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) September 15 1st U.S. milch goat show held, Rochester, New York September 16 1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage September 20 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA September 21 1st aerobatic maneuver, sustained inverted flight, performed in France Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople September 22 Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico George Cohan's "7 Keys to Baldpate," premieres in New York City September 23 Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea Serbian troops march into Albania September 29 Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St. New York City Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game October 2 Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader October 3 Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%) October 4 Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game October 7 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line October 10 British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill) Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic and Pacific waters mix Yuan Shikai installed as 1st president of China October 11 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series October 12 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired October 13 Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales October 14 Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439 October 15 Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" October 16 Booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St. New York City October 18 Austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia and Albania leave October 22 Explosion at Dawson New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers October 24 Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager October 26 Huerta elected president of Mexico October 27 President Wilson says U.S. will never attack another country November 1 Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively November 2 St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League November 5 Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria November 6 Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa November 9 Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes November 13 1st modern elastic brassiere patented by Mary Phelps Jacob November 17 1st U.S. dental hygienists course forms, Bridgeport, Ct Panama Canal opens November 18 Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop (San Diego) November 25 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House November 26 Russian kingdom forbids Polish congregation of speakers November 28 Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris November 29 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2 December 1 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts) Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) December 2 Archdiocese of Managua created Government -Barthou falls due to overtime conscription December 6 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo December 8 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF December 9 Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League December 10 Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics December 12 Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered December 13 Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre December 14 Greece formally takes possession of Crete December 16 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week December 19 Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title December 21 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World December 23 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law December 29 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago December 30 Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 and 9-103)
