The HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, was launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Frugal parents mailed their four-year-old child 73 miles from their home to the child's grandparents.
The Ford Motor Company announced that it would begin an eight-hour workday as well as provide a living wage for workers who would receive $5 a day.
The first crossword puzzle was printed.
Mahatma Gandhi was arrested after leading an Indian miner's march in protest of the Indian Relief Bill.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
439 miners lost their lives when an explosion occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd.
The first female students were enrolled at a University in Japan.
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud became Europe's first man to use a parachute.
Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
South Africa implements the Natives Land Act.
The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of London.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered.
The first four-engine aircraft was built and flown by Igor Sikorsky.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The Woolworth Building in New York City was officially opened, making it the world's largest building at the time.
King George I of Greece was assassinated while out on a walk in Thessaloniki.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
Works to build Australia's capital city commence.
The 'Armory Show' opens in New York.
Oregon became the first US state to pass a minimum wage law.
Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City.
Discovery of the Piltdown Man announced.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech immediately after being shot.
First Balkan war begins.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
In just 57 seconds, illusionist Harry Houdini successfully unchained himself while underwater.
The fifth Summer Olympics are officially opened in Stockholm.
Machine guns were fired from a US airplane for the first time.
The US used a national minimum wage for the first time in Massachusetts.
The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
705 survivors of the Titanic arrived in New York City on board the Cunard Liner Carpathia.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
The Titanic collided with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 23:40 and started to sink.
The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
The Titanic departed Southampton for its first and only journey.
Robert Scott makes his final diary entry.
US best-selling cookie 'Oreo' trademarked its name.
The Girl Scouts of the USA was founded.
Oreos first went on sale.
Arizona became the 48th state to join the United States of America.
The last Emperor of China abdicates at the age of 6.
The African National Congress (ANC) is founded.
German scientist Alfred Wegener presents his theory of continental drift.
New Mexico became the 47th state to join the United States of America.
Republic of China is founded.
