WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1912
Find out what all happened May to December 1912

Alaska becomes a United States territory. (24. August 1912)

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War. (17. October 1912)

Woodrow Wilson is elected to the presidency of the United States. (5. November 1912)

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

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins. (23. October 1912)

The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. (7. October 1912)

First Balkan War: Kardzhali is liberated by Bulgarian forces (21. October 1912)

The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is announced by Charles Dawson. (18. December 1912)

First Balkan War: The Ottoman occupied city of Thessaloniki, is liberated and unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron Saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje. (26. October 1912)

Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire. (28. November 1912)

Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures. (8. June 1912)

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory. (24. October 1912)

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

The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded. (25. August 1912)

The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. (12. November 1912)

First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. (16. December 1912)

Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands (4. September 1912)

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

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

First Balkan War: Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as Serbia joins the war. (18. October 1912)