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The following events occurred in June 1912: ==June 1, 1912 (Saturday)== *The first gasoline filling station in America to use an enclosed gas pump opened on Oak Street and Young Street in Columbus, Ohio, dispensing Standard Oil gas.〔("First Service Station in America" ), TouringOhio.com〕 Gas stations had opened as early in 1905 in St. Louis, with gasoline dispensed by "a hose from a tall tank".〔Jack Sim, ''Ultimate Gas Pump Id and Pocket Guide Identification'' (F+W Media, 2011)〕 *The Famous Players Film Company, which would merge in 1916 with the Lasky Feature Play Company to form Paramount Pictures, was founded by Adolph Zukor.〔Richard Abel, ''Encyclopedia of Early Cinema'' (Taylor & Francis, 2005) p327〕 *French troops killed 600 Moroccan tribesmen who had marched on Fez to oppose the protectorate. Governor Lyautey ordered artillery to be used against the lesser armed opposition.〔"French Kill 500 Moors", ''New York Times'', June 4, 1912〕 *A premature detonation of dynamite killed 18 men who were working on construction of the Canadian Northern road, near Lake Opinicon, Ontario.〔"Blast Kills 18 Men", ''Milwaukee Journal'', June 2, 1912, p1〕 *Born: Evie Hayes, American-born Australian actress and entertainer, in Seattle (d. 1988); and Justin O'Byrne, President of the Senate of Australia 1974-75, in Launceston, Tasmania (d. 1993) *Died: Philip Parmalee, 24, American pilot, in an air show at North Yakima, Washington. Parmalee ignored requests to postpone his flight until heavy winds died down, and his plane dropped from a height of 400 feet.;〔"Aviator Parmalee Plunges to Death", ''New York Times'', June 2, 1912〕 and Daniel Burnham, 65, American urban planner who oversaw the renovation of Chicago 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「June 1912」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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