LIFE 1912
Historical Highlights from 1912 :
- The Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg; over 1,500 drown.
- William Randolph Hearst begins to acquire his media empire that will include 18 newspapers and nine magazines within two decades.
- Girl Scouts of America is founded by Juliette Gordon Low.
- New Mexico and Arizona are admitted as states No. 47 and 48.
- Piltdown Man hoax perpetuated. Supposed fossils said to be “missing link” in evolution.
- The Boston Red Sox, win the 1912 World Series, in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.
- Mayor of Tokyo gives 3,000 cherry trees to be planted in Washington, D.C., to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
- Adolph Zukor founds Famous Players Film Company, now Paramount Pictures.
- Oreo cookies are introduced by Nabisco.
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