WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1913
Find out what all happened January to April 1913

The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law. (8. April 1913)

King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra. (20. February 1913)

Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. (18. February 1913)

The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened. (24. April 1913)

First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece. (18. January 1913)

King George I of Greece was assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. (18. March 1913)

The British House of Lords rejects the Irish Home Rule Bill. (30. January 1913)

The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of mordernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence. This concert became known as the Skandalkonzert. (31. March 1913)

First Balkan War: During the Battle of Lemnos, Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. (5. January 1913)

A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth. (9. February 1913)

The United States Department of Labor is formed (4. March 1913)

The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century. (17. February 1913)

The Nevill Ground's pavilion is destroyed in a suffragette arson attack becoming the only cricket ground to be attacked by suffragettes. (11. April 1913)

The Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. (4. April 1913)

Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remains temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital is still under construction.) (12. March 1913)

Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City. (2. February 1913)

Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople. (26. March 1913)

First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later. (4. March 1913)

Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane. (5. February 1913)

Thousands of women march in a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. (3. March 1913)