Today in History
What happened on the 12th of June in history?
Change Date:
- 0323
BC Alexander the great dies of fever at Babylon
- 1373
Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
- 1611
John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
- 1798
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
- 1871
hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
- 1886
King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
- 1898
Yukon Territory of Canada organized - Dawson chosen as capital
- 1900
China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
- 1913
Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
- 1921
Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8
- 1924
Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers. 3rd forfeit win
- 1927
Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
- 1933
1st sodium vapor lamps installed Schenectady NY
- 1933
Federal Savings & Loan Association authorized
- 1937
Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
- 1944
Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks
- 1948
Babe Ruth's #3 is retired
- 1963
Vostok 6 launched Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman cosmonaut
- 1966
Miranda vs Az decision-Suspect must be informed of rights
- 1967
Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
- 1971
NY Times began publishing Pentagon Papers
- 1977
Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
- 1977
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark died in NY at 77
- 1980
Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
- 1981
A teen-ager fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
- 1982
Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
- 1983
Pioneer 10 is 1st man-made object to leave Solar System
- 1986
Benny Goodman the clarinet playing King of Swing died in NY at 77
- 1986
Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
- 1987
Geraldine Page dies