October 12
Monday 12, 1970:
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas
Tuesday 12, 1915:
World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium
Wednesday 12, 1859:
Self-described "Emperor of the United States" Joshua A. Norton 'orders' the U.S. Congress to dissolve
Monday 12, 1609:
"Three Blind Mice" published by London teenage songwriter Thomas Ravenscroft
Wednesday 12, 1492:
Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia
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