January 12

Wednesday 12, 2005:

Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral by a Delta 2 rocket.

Sunday 12, 1969:

Hard rock band Led Zeppelin release their eponymous first album.

Sunday 12, 1964:

Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt and later proclaim a republic.

Tuesday 12, 1915:

United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote.

Tuesday 12, 1773:

The first public Colonial American museum opens in Charleston, South Carolina.

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