January 12

Wednesday 12, 2005:

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

Monday 12, 1998:

Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.

Thursday 12, 1995:

Malcolm X's daughter, Qubilah Shabazz, is arrested for conspiring to kill Louis Farrakhan.

Sunday 12, 1992:

A new constitution, providing for freedom to form political parties, is approved by referendum in Mali.

Saturday 12, 1991:

Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

Sunday 12, 1986:

Space shuttle Columbia takes-off with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.

Monday 12, 1976:

UN Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestinian Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).

Tuesday 12, 1971:

Harrisburg Six: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, DC.

Monday 12, 1970:

Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war.

Sunday 12, 1969:

Hard rock band Led Zeppelin release their eponymous first album.

Wednesday 12, 1966:

Batman the TV series debuts on ABC.

Sunday 12, 1964:

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

Friday 12, 1945:

World War II: The Soviets begin a large offensive in Eastern Europe against the Nazis.

Monday 12, 1942:

President Franklin Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.

Friday 12, 1940:

World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland.

Tuesday 12, 1932:

Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.

Tuesday 12, 1926:

Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program Sam 'n' Henry, a precursor to Amos 'n' Andy; possibly the first situation comedy.

Tuesday 12, 1915:

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

Sunday 12, 1908:

A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.

Wednesday 12, 1898:

Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.

Sunday 12, 1896:

H. L. Smith takes the first x-ray photograph.

Tuesday 12, 1875:

Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.

Friday 12, 1872:

Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.

Friday 12, 1866:

Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.

Friday 12, 1838:

In order to avoid anti-Mormon.persecution, Joseph Smith, Jr. and his followers leave Ohio for Missouri.

Sunday 12, 1777:

Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California.

Tuesday 12, 1773:

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

Sunday 12, 1592:

Titus Andronicus first staged at the Rose Theatre.

Thursday 12, 1528:

Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden.

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