Julia Child, the towering American chef who demystified French cuisine for home cooks and became a beloved television personality, was born in Pasadena, California.

Allied Balkan armies pressed deep into Ottoman territory as the First Balkan War entered a decisive phase, reshaping the map of southeastern Europe.

A search party sets out across Antarctic ice to find Robert Falcon Scott's missing polar expedition, unaware the explorers had already died months earlier.

Ismail Qemali proclaimed Albania's independence from the crumbling Ottoman Empire in the port city of Vlorë.

Geologist Arthur Woodward and amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson unveil 'Piltdown Man' fossils in London, hailed as the missing link — a hoax not exposed for 41 years.

Charles Dawson and Arthur Smith Woodward present the Piltdown skull to the Geological Society of London as a genuine human ancestor.