WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1911
Find out what all happened September to December 1911

Roald Amundsen' s team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole. (14. December 1911)

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, which is the first black Greek-lettered organization founded at an American historically black college or university, was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. (17. November 1911)

Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (11. November 1911)

After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. (5. November 1911)

The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain. (19. November 1911)

The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China. (10. October 1911)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor-General of Canada of royal descent. (13. October 1911)

The first transcontinental flight across the United States is completed. Calbraith Perry Rodgers began the flight on 17 September 1911, taking off from Sheepshead Bay, New York. (10. December 1911)

"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. (27. December 1911)

Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912. (29. December 1911)

Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (24. December 1911)

An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. (25. September 1911)

The first dropping of a bomb from an aircraft in combat, during the Italo-Turkish War. (1. November 1911)

Mongolia gains independence from the Qing Dynasty, enthroning 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia. (29. December 1911)

The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship. (1. September 1911)

Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India. (12. December 1911)

White Star Line's RMS Olympic collides with British warship HMS Hawke. (20. September 1911)

First use of aircraft in war: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines during the Turco-Italian War. (23. October 1911)

A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines. (9. December 1911)

Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston (25. September 1911)