WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1913
Find out what all happened January to February 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)

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)

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)

The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. (3. February 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)

Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars. (21. February 1913)

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

Raymond Poincaré is elected President of France. (17. 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 British House of Lords rejects the Irish Home Rule Bill. (30. January 1913)

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University. (13. January 1913)

The British Board of Censors is established. (1. January 1913)