Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated, ultimately causing World War I.
Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.
Prince Wilhelm of Wied arrived in Albania to begin his reign as King.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
705 survivors of the Titanic arrived in New York City on board the Cunard Liner Carpathia.
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.
Mongolian Independence.
Sun Yat-sen was elected the first President of the Republic of China.
A Norwegian expedition became the first to ever reach the geographical South Pole – led by Roald Amundsen.
Calbraith Rodgers completed the first crossing of the US by airplane in 84 days.
The age of bombing by airplane begins.
London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.
