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Birthday April 12, 1777 Henry Clay, 'The Great Compromiser' |
Birthday April 12, 1791 Francis P. Blair, helped found the Republican Party. |
Birthday April 12, 1888 Founder of classic British sports car company is born |
Birthday April 12, 1913 Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader & vibraphone improvisor |
Birthday April 12, 1949 Legal thriller writer Scott Turow is born |
History April 12, 1633 Galileo is convicted of heresy |
History April 12, 1770 British repeal hated Townshend Act |
History April 12, 1858 First gentile governor arrives in Utah |
History April 12, 1859 Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of San Francisco incorporated. |
History April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter - S. C. - shelled by Confederacy - starts Civil War. |
History April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter fired upon |
History April 12, 1864 The Fort Pillow Massacre |
History April 12, 1898 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island to Navy. |
History April 12, 1908 Fire threatens Massachusetts oil refineries |
History April 12, 1914 First movie “palace†opens |
History April 12, 1917 Canadians capture Vimy Ridge |
History April 12, 1933 Moffatt Field is commissioned. |
History April 12, 1945 FDR dies |
History April 12, 1945 Roosevelt dies |
History April 12, 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies |
History April 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies |
History April 12, 1954 Bill Haley and the Comets record Rock Around The Clock |
History April 12, 1961 Rostow recommends escalation of effort |
History April 12, 1961 First man in space |
History April 12, 1961 Yuri A. Gagarin becomes 1st man to orbit Earth. |
History April 12, 1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district. |
History April 12, 1975 U.S. Embassy in Cambodia evacuated |
History April 12, 1981 Lawrence Taylor drafted by NY Giants |
History April 12, 1981 First launching of the space shuttle |
History April 12, 1981 1st launch of the space shuttle - Columbia. |