Editing 1912 (section)

=== February ===
{{Main|February 1912}}
* [[February 12]] &ndash; The [[Manchu people|Manchu]] [[Qing dynasty]] of China comes to an end after 268 years with the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor [[Puyi]] in favour of the [[History of the Republic of China|Republic of China]].
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Arizona]] is admitted as the 48th state.
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Battle of Beirut (1912)|Battle of Beirut]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] makes a surprise attack on the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] port of [[Beirut]], when the cruiser ''Giuseppe Garibaldi'' and the gunboat ''Volturno'' bombard the harbour, killing 97 sailors and civilians.
* [[February 29]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]] and [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] secretly sign a treaty of alliance for a term of eight years, with each pledging to come to the defense of the other during war. The treaty of alliance would eventually be dishonored in [[World War I]].