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What happened in history on this day: January 12?
On January 12 in ...
- 1792 - US Senate passes bill authorizing establishment of a federal mint.
- 1812 - First cargo arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana, by steam, from Natchez.
- 1839 - Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania.
- 1861 - Florida state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens.
- 1863 - CSA President Jefferson Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address.
- 1865 - USA fleet bombs Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
- 1896 - First X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson, North Carolina).
- 1912 - -47 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Washta, Iowa (state record).
- 1915 - House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote.
- 1924 - History of Science Society organized at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1926 - The two-man comedy series "Sam 'n' Henry" debuts on Chicago's WGN radio station. The creators and the stars of the new radio program are Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell.
- 1929 - Seatrain (railroad cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans, Louisiana to Havana, Cuba.
- 1933 - US Congress recognizes independence for Philippines.
- 1937 - Plow for laying submarine cable patented.
- 1942 - National War Labor Board created.
- 1945 - US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea.
- 1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded.
- 1959 - Record label Motown is launched in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1966 - US President Lyndon Johnson says US should stay in South Vietnam until communist aggression ends.
- 1970 - Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage.
- 1971 - US Federal grand jury indicts Reverand Philip Berrigan and five others, including a nun and two priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger.
- 1975 - Caryn Campbell disappears from Snowmass, Colorado, USA (Ted Bundy victim).
- 1979 - 6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win.
- 1979 - Los Angeles's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham, Washington.
- 1979 - Record blizzard strikes American midwest killing over 100.
- 1981 - -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C) in Chester, Massachusetts (state record).
- 1986 - 24th space shuttle mission STS 61-C Columbia 7 is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz.
- 1989 - George Bush names William Bennett to be his Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and James Watkins as Secretary of Energy.
- 1990 - Civil Rights activist Reverand Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
- 1991 - US Congress gives President George H.W. Bush authority to use military force to liberate Kuwait.
- 1994 - Malcolm X's daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakhan's murder.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space.
- 2001 - Downtown Disney opens, in the Disneyland Resort, between Disneyland and the site of Disney's California Adventure. The 300,000 square foot site features restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and movie theaters.
- 2002 - The X (roller coaster) opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California.
- 2005 - Steven Contursi and Donald Kagin purchase the unique (US) 1787 Brasher gold doubloon with "EB" punch on breast for US$2,990,000, third highest price ever paid for a rare coin at public auction.
- 2007 - The US Embassy in Athens is attacked with a rocket propelled grenade, causing minimal damage and no injuries.
- 2016 - Two US Navy patrol boats enter Iranian water near an island naval base; the boats and crew are seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Births on January 12
- 1886 - Birth of Dorothy Green in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Lavinia - Tammy).
- 1894 - Birth of Billy Gilbert in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio).
- 1902 - Birth of Ray Teal in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; versatile character actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee - Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Cheyenne, Wide Country, Disneyland).
- 1905 - Birth Woodward Maurice Ritter AKA Tex Ritter in rural Texas, USA; country singer ("Five Star Jubilee", "The Wayward Wind", theme song to High Noon movie (1952), disk jockey (Nashville radio).
- 1910 - Birth of Patsy Kelly in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars).
- 1915 - Birth of Martin Agronsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; print and TV journalist (NBC's Meet the Press, CBS's Face the Nation, PBS' Agronsky and Company).
- 1921 - Birth of John Henry Davis Junior in Smithtown, New York, USA; light-super-heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1925 - Birth of Bill Burrud in Hollywood, California, USA; child actor, producer/host (Safari to Adventure TV show, The Challenging Sea TV show, Animal World TV show).
- 1928 - Birth of Lew Gallo in Mount Kisco, New York, USA; actor (12 O'Clock High).
- 1935 - Birth of "The Amazing" Kreskin in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; mentalist/telepath.
- 1935 - Birth of Ron Harper in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Wendy and Me, Planet of the Apes, The Jean Arthur Show, Garrison's Gorillas).
- 1939 - Birth of William Lee Golden in Brewton, Alabama, USA; country singer (Oak Ridge Boys).
- 1944 - Birth of Joe Frazier in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA; heavyweight champion boxer (Olympics-gold-1964)/champion (1968-73).
- 1951 - Birth of Chris Bell in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rock guitarist (Big Star).
- 1951 - Birth of Kirstie Alley in Wichita, Kansas, USA; actress (Star Trek II, Rebecca - Cheers).
- 1951 - Birth of Rush Hudson Limbaugh III in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA; conservative radio and television host.
- 1952 - Birth of Ricky Van Shelton in Danville, Virginia, USA; country musician ("Somebody Lied", "From a Jack to a King", "Rockin' Years", "Wild-Eyed Dream").
- 1954 - Birth of Howard Stern in Roosevelt, New York, USA; shock jock, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK).
- 1964 - Birth of Lynnae Marie Thurik in Vancouver, Washington, USA; Miss Washington-America (1990).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Simms in Whittier, California, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1968 - Birth of Farrah Forke in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat, Wings).
- 1970 - Birth of Jenny Griffith in Burbank, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-13th-1995).
- 1970 - Birth of Nigel Wilson; Canadian/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1971 - Birth of Andy Fox in Sacramento, California, USA; infielder (New York Yankees).
- 1973 - Birth of Greg Morton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Scarecrow and Mrs King).
- 1975 - Birth of Chase Hampton in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; rocker (Party - "Rodeo", "That's Why").
- 1977 - Birth of Sara Walsh in South Bend, Indiana; fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 1982 - Birth of Dontrelle Willis; American baseball player.
- 1987 - Birth of Andrew Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (Andy Roman - Brotherly Love, Kids From Room 402).
Deaths on January 12
- 1962 - Death of Ernie Kovacs at age 42 in an auto crash in West Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian (Tonight Show, The Ernie Kovacs Show).
- 1965 - Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in New York City, New York at age 34.
- 1970 - Blanche Stuart Scott, American pilot, dies at age 84.
- 1981 - Death of Beulah Bondi at age 89 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (It's a Wonderful Life).
- 1992 - Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at age 84.
- 1994 - Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at age 85.
- 2000 - Death of Marc Davis at age 86 in California, USA; Disney Studios 1935-78, animator on many films, worked on Disneyland attractions, named Disney Legend 1989.
- 2002 - Death of Cyrus Vance, United States Secretary of State (born 1917).
- 2007 - 28-year-old Jennifer Lea Strange of Rancho Cordova, California, dies after guzzling a large quantity of water as part of Sacramento radio station KDND-FM's contest.
- 2017 - Death of William Peter Blatty, American writer and film director (born 1928).
- 2022 - Death of Ronnie Spector at age 78; American singer (The Ronettes - "Be My Baby", "Walking in the Rain").
- 2023 - Death of Lisa Marie Presley at age 54 of cardiac arrest at home in Calabasas, California, USA; daughter of Elvis Presley, married to Michael Jackson, singer-songwriter.
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