WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JUNE 1912
Find out what all happened March to June 1912

The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials. (2. April 1912)

The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40pm (sinks morning of April 15th). (14. April 1912)

Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. (1. March 1912)

Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. (16. April 1912)

The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. (6. June 1912)

The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her only voyage. (10. April 1912)

The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. It remains Canada's deadliest tornado event. (30. June 1912)

The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States. (12. March 1912)

Roald Amundsen announces that his expedition had reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. (7. March 1912)

Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage. (4. June 1912)

The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive. (15. April 1912)

Paramount Pictures is founded. (8. May 1912)

The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne is released in Mumbai. (18. May 1912)

The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. (18. April 1912)

Lawrence Oates, an ill member of Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole expedition, left his tent to die, saying: "I am just going outside and may be some time." (16. March 1912)

Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150. (17. April 1912)

Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. (5. March 1912)

The Villisca Axe Murders were discovered in Villisca, Iowa. (10. June 1912)

The Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) is established in the United Kingdom. (13. May 1912)

Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes. (4. May 1912)

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