What generation is 1912? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1912)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1912

  • Julia Child (Aug 15, 1912)
  • Eva Braun (Feb 6, 1912)
  • Gene Kelly (Aug 23, 1912)
  • Kim Il-Sung (Apr 15, 1912)
  • Alan Turing (Jun 23, 1912)
  • Mary Trump ( 10, 1912)
  • Perry Como ( 18, 1912)
  • Millvina Dean (Feb 2, 1912)
  • Lady Bird Johnson (Dec 22, 1912)
  • Jackson Pollock (Jan 28, 1912)

What Happened in 1912

  1. Jan 6 - Geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener presents his controversial theory of continental drift in a lecture at the Geological Association (Geologischen Vereinigung) at the Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt
  2. Jan 8 - Chiefs, representatives of people's and church organisations, and other prominent individuals form the African National Congress and declare its aim to bring all Africans together as one people to defend their rights and freedoms
  3. Jan 17 - Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen
  4. Feb 12 - The last Qing Emperor of China, Puyi (age 6) abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and thus the "mandate of heaven"
  5. Mar 7 - Roald Amundsen announces his discovery of the South Pole (located 14 December 1911)
  6. Mar 29 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far"
  7. Apr 14 - RMS Titanic hits an iceberg at 11.40pm off Newfoundland
  8. Apr 15 - RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people
  9. May 7 - Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories, after established by Joseph Pulitzer

Top Songs 1912

  1. That Haunting Melody - Al Jolson
  2. Moonlight Bay - American Quartet
  3. Ragging the Baby to Sleep - Al Jolson
  4. Love is Mine - Enrico Caruso
  5. Come Down, Ma Ev'ning Star - Lillian Russell
  6. O Forrobodo - Grupo Chiquinha Gonzaga
  7. I'm Twenty-One Today - (unknown)
  8. I Love You Truly - Elsie Baker
  9. Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold - Alan Turner
  10. Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee - Ada Jones & Billy Murray

Popular Movies 1912

  1. The Musketeers of Pig Alley - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  2. The Cry of the Children - Director: Nichols, George. Country: USA.
  3. The Cameraman's Revenge - Director: Starewicz, Wladyslaw. Country: Russia.
  4. Cardinal Wolsey - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart / Trimble, Laurence. Country: USA.
  5. Cohen Collects a Debt - Director: Sennett, Mack. Country: USA.
  6. The Count of Monte Cristo - Director: Porter, Edwin S. / Golden, Joseph A.. Country: USA.
  7. Hoffmeyer's Legacy - Director: Sennett, Mack. Country: USA.
  8. House of Pride - Director: Conway, Jack. Country: USA.
  9. The Insects' Christmas - Director: Starewicz, Wladyslaw. Country: Russia.
  10. La Reine Élisabeth - Director: Desfontaines, Henri / Mercanton, Louis. Country: France.

Who Was US President 1912

William Taft
1911 1913