Timeline: George Alfred Alder: Our Family History

1912 - 1913 (0 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1898	21 Apr 1898—13 Aug 1989: Spanish-American War
2	1909	4 Mar 1909—4 Mar 1913: William Howard Taft U.S. Presidency
3	1912	1912—1912: Irish Home Rule crisis grows in Britain 1912—1912: Britain nationalises the telephone system 1912—1912: Discovery of the 'Piltdown Man' - hoax, exposed in 1953 18 Jan 1912—18 Jan 1912: Captain Scott's last expedition - he and his team reach the south pole on Jan 18th; all die on the way back, their bodies found in November 14 Apr 1912—14 Apr 1912: The 'unsinkable' Titanic sinks on maiden voyage - loss of 1,513 lives 15 Apr 1912: Titanic Sinks 13 May 1912—13 May 1912: Royal Flying Corps (later the RAF) founded in Britain
4	1913	1913—1913: Third Irish Home Rule Bill rejected by House of Lords - threat of civil war in Ireland - formation of Ulster Volunteers to oppose Home Rule 1913—1913: Suffragette demonstrations in London - Mrs Pankhurst imprisoned 1913—1913: Trade Union Act in Britain establishes the right to use Union funds for political purposes 1913—1913: Invention of stainless steel by Harry Brearley of Sheffield 1913—1913: Geiger invents his counter to measure radioactivity 4 Mar 1913—4 Mar 1921: Woodrow Wilson U.S. Presidency 4 Jun 1913—4 Jun 1913: Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of the king's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby and dies