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United States of America in 1911

Historical records for United States of America in 1911, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
8Named people
1Places
7Categories

Historical records

February

6 February 1911Birth of Ronald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan

Politics / Republican Party

Birth of Ronald Reagan

March

25 March 1911Birth of Jacob RubensteinJack Ruby

Chicago · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Birth of Jacob Rubenstein

April

17 April 1911Birth of George de MohrenschildtGeorge de Mohrenschildt

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Birth of George de Mohrenschildt. Birth of George de Mohrenschildt

Other Events

1911Alexanders Ragtime BandIrving Berlin

Arts / Popular Music

Popular songwriter Irving Berlin completes "Alexanders Ragtime Band," his first hit; culmination of ragtime craze

1911Elementary Electron ChargeRobert Andrews Millikan

Chicago · Science / Physics

Reports a precise value for the elementary electric charge from oil-drop measurements, strengthening the case for quantized charge.

1911Ethan FromeEdith Wharton

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Ethan Frome"

1911Peace NegotiationsWilliam Howard Taft

Government / Republican Party Government

Secures the ratification of arbitration treaties that he had successfully negotiated with Britain and France and thereafter was known as one of the foremost advocates of world peace and arbitration

1911Secretary of State for WarHenry Lewis Stimson

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State for War, 1st term

Names involved

Edith WhartonGeorge de MohrenschildtHenry Lewis StimsonIrving BerlinJack RubyRobert Andrews MillikanRonald Wilson ReaganWilliam Howard Taft

Places involved

Chicago

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.