The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee. On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s *Mona Lisa* was stolen from the Louvre…
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23 May 1911
The New York Public Library is dedicated. The New York Public Library was founded in 1895 through the merger of three major institutions: the Astor…
20 September 1911
The White Star Line’s RMS Olympic collides with the British warship HMS Hawke. The RMS Olympic, the lead ship of the White Star Line’s celebrated…
8 April 1911
Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity. Superconductivity is a phenomenon that occurs when certain materials are cooled to extremely low temperatures, usually near absolute…
24 September 1911
His Majesty’s Airship No. 1, Britain’s first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
29 September 1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo-Turkish_War’]
23 May 1911
The New York Public Library is opened. The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, commonly known as the Main Branch or the New York Public Library, is…