April 6, 1912: Manitoba; the Titanic; Atlantis; a Painting; and a Car

The town of Transcona, Manitoba was incorporated on this date in 1912. This is also the day in 1912 when the territory of Manitoba grew to its present size.

You'll find a whole lot more about what happened on April 6 in Canada, at "April 6," This Day in Canadian History.

The same year, April 6 was the day when the RMS Titanic was four days from starting its first voyage, and nine days from ending its last trip. ("RMS Titanic," Wikipedia)

Elsewhere in 1912:

• Leo Frobenius was in the last year of an expedition
  • In Africa
  • Where he thought he'd found Atlantis
• Gustav Klimt painted a picture of Mäda Primavesi
  • Neither of whom are particularly famous today
• Gaylords were still being built
  • It's a kind of car

None of which is likely to help you fill out your income tax forms. Which, if you're an American, are due April 15. Which, oddly enough, is the same date on which the Titanic sank.

Sort-of-related posts:

• "Gaylord: A Car, Another Car, a Company, a Town, and a Block of Wax"
  (November 18, 2011)
• "Woman 'Cut in Half:' Journalistic Hyperbole, Remarkable Account"
  (September 23, 2010)
  • A Manitoban's surgery in Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
    • That's three words starting with "M"
  • Minnesota is also the home of 3M corporation
    • Significant?
      • Probably Not
• "Map the Titanic: Big Ship, Big Job"
  (August 28, 2010)
• "African Art, Photos, and a Whacking Great Generalization"
  (June 21, 2010)
• "A Portrait by Gustav Klimt"
  (May 2, 2008)