US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
The first female students were enrolled at a University in Japan.
The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of London.
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.
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.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
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.
London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.
Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre, Paris, by Vincenzo Perugia.
American archeologist Hiram Bingham III rediscovered Machu Picchu, Peru.
The royal coronation of King George V and Queen Mary took place in the UK.
IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
The first International Women's Day is observed by over 1 million people in several European countries.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to fly in an airplane.
Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in the US.
On the passing of his father, Edward VII, George V became the King of Great Britain, Ireland, and all its overseas territories.
The Royal Canadian Navy was established.
Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the world's first seaplane in Martinique, France.
The Lakeview Gusher causes the largest accidental oil spill in history.
Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman with a pilot's license.
