WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1911
Find out what all happened January to May 1911

Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. (18. January 1911)

The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba. (30. January 1911)

International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany. (8. March 1911)

The hull of the ocean liner RMS Titanic is launched. (31. May 1911)

Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate. (27. April 1911)

In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. (15. May 1911)

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. (14. January 1911)

Japanese anarchist Shūsui Kōtoku is hanged for treason in a case now considered a miscarriage of justice. (24. January 1911)

Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane. (26. January 1911)

The first official flight with air mail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. (18. February 1911)

The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio placed by the Vatican in the Index of Forbidden Books. (9. May 1911)

A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. (2. January 1911)

The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution. (31. May 1911)

Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded. (22. April 1911)

The New York Public Library is dedicated. (23. May 1911)

Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's second oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University. (5. January 1911)

Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. (26. January 1911)

The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees. (12. January 1911)

Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control. (1. January 1911)

In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers. (25. March 1911)