Events Date 1912 August | History by KabAstro

Aug 2 US Open Men's Golf, CC of Buffalo: John McDermott successfully defends title by 2 strokes from Tom McNamara
Aug 5 Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo

Theodore Roosevelt Nominated

Aug 7 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for US President

Aug 14 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925
Aug 15 Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game
Aug 19 Percy Grainger's orchestral piece "Shepherd's Hey" premieres
Aug 20 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect

Johnson's Sets AL Record

Aug 20 Washington Senators future Baseball HOF pitcher Walter Johnson wins AL-record 15th straight, beating Cleveland Naps, 4-2; in nightcap Carl Cushion no-hits Naps, 2-0 in 6 innings

Aug 21 Francis Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of University of British Columbia
Aug 22 England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament
Aug 24 District of Alaska becomes an organized incorporated territory of the United States

Parade for US Olympians

Aug 24 Ticker-tape parade held in NYC for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympians

Aug 24 US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition government
Aug 25 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin
Aug 25 Different nationalities battle with each other in Macedonia
Aug 25 The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
Aug 26 MLB pitcher Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends

US Men's Championship

Aug 26 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: Maurice McLoughlin wins first of 2 straight US singles titles; beats Wallace F. Johnson 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2