1912
Titanic sinks on maiden voyage
Four days out of Southampton the largest ship ever built struck an iceberg on a glassy North Atlantic night.
Fenway Park opens
On the same day the Titanic sinking dominated the front pages, a small baseball park with an odd-angled left-field wall opened in Boston's Fens.
First Balkan War breaks out
Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece launched a coordinated attack on the decaying Ottoman Empire in Europe, forming the Balkan League.
Wegener proposes continental drift
A young German meteorologist pointed out that the coast of Africa fit neatly against the coast of South America and suggested the continents had once…
Paul Ehrlich's magic bullet
Paul Ehrlich introduced Salvarsan, his treatment for syphilis, the first chemotherapeutic drug.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1912?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1912. The most significant is Titanic sinks on maiden voyage: Four days out of Southampton the largest ship ever built struck an iceberg on a glassy North Atlantic night.
What era was 1912 part of?
1912 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1912?
The events from 1912 span Europe and North America.