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The following events occurred in December 1913: ==December 1, 1913 (Monday)== *The Ford Motor Company introduced the first moving assembly line, reducing chassis assembly time from hours in October to 2 hours, 40 minutes. Although Ford was not the first to use an assembly line, his successful adoption of one sparked an era of mass production. *Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the Greco-Turkish War (1897), was annexed by Greece. *The Auckland Exhibition officially opened to the public in Auckland Domain Park, Auckland, New Zealand with an estimated 18 0000 attendees the opening day of the world's fair.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=23 April 2012 )〕 *In Pittsburgh, the first drive-in automobile service station opened.〔(First Drive-In Filling Station ), ExplorePAhistory.com〕 *A record blizzard hit Colorado, with four to six feet (one to two meters) of snow falling in the first week of December. Georgetown, in the foothills west of Denver, was the hardest hit with a record 86 inches of snow, just over seven feet (over two meters). *Saverne Affair – German commanding officer Berthold von Deimling sent a brigadier general to take control of the barracks in the town of Saverne, Alsace (now part of France but within Germany in 1913), restoring temporary civilian authority. *Born: Mary Martin, American actress and singer, known for roles in ''South Pacific'' and ''The Sound of Music'', in Weatherford, Texas (d. 1990) *Died: Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and short story writer (b. 1864); Ernest Roberts, Australian politician (b. 1868) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「December 1913」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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