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What happened in history on this day: June 12?
On June 12 in ...
- 1775 - First naval battle of Revolution: Unity (American) captures Margaretta (British).
- 1776 - Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights.
- 1787 - Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old.
- 1838 - Hopkins Observatory is dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1838 - Territory of Iowa is organized.
- 1845 - George Abernethy becomes first governor of Oregon Country.
- 1849 - Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1859 - The Comstock silver lode in Nevada, USA, is discovered, near Virginia City.
- 1889 - Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond, Wisconsin, USA).
- 1917 - Secret Service extends protection of president to his family.
- 1918 - First airplane bombing raid by an American unit, in France.
- 1920 - Farmer Labor Party organized (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1934 - Black-McKeller Bill passes causing Bill Boeing empire to break up.
- 1936 - First 50-kilowatt US radio station (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
- 1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
- 1942 - Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City, USA.
- 1944 - US President Franklin Roosevelt addresses the nation in his last "Fireside Chat".
- 1963 - African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers (age 37) is gunned down in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- 1967 - Race riot in Cincinnati, Ohio; 300 arrested.
- 1967 - US Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages.
- 1971 - Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House.
- 1972 - George P. Shultz begins term as 60th Treasury Secretary of the US.
- 1977 - Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library.
- 1978 - Serial killer David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam," is sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 365 years in prison.
- 1982 - A rally against nuclear weapons draws 750,000 to New York City's Central Park. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt attend.
- 1987 - During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 1989 - Corcoran Gallery of Art removes Robert Mapplethorpe's photography exhibition.
- 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles, California.
- 1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet. The panel says that the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe upon the free speech rights of adults.
- 1997 - The United States Department of the Treasury unveils a new $50 bill, meant to be more counterfeit-resistant.
- 1998 - A jury in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, convicts 17-year-old Luke Woodham of killing two students and wounding 7 others at Pearl High School.
- 1999 - Texas Governor George W. Bush announces he will seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States.
- 2008 - Representative Ron Paul of Texas withdraws his candidacy for President of the US.
- 2016 - 49 people shot dead in Orlando night club Pulse. Lone suspect Omar Mateen is shot dead by police.
- 2017 - American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison.
- 2018 - The 2018 North Korea-United States summit is held in Singapore. It is the first summit between a United States President and the North Korean leader.
Births on June 12
- 1909 - Birth of Archie Bleyer in Corona, New York, USA; bandleader/arranger (for Arthur Godfrey on radio and TV), founded Cadence records.
- 1912 - Birth of Russell "Lucky" Hayden in Chico, California, USA; actor (Judge Roy Bean).
- 1914 - Birth of William Lundigan in Syracuse, New York, USA; announcer/host (Climax TV show, Shower of Stars), actor (Men into Space TV series).
- 1924 - Birth of George Herbert Walker Bush; (Republican) 43rd Vice President (1981-89) 41st President (1989-93).
- 1927 - Birth of Henry Slesar in Brooklyn, New York, USA; headwriter (Edge of Night).
- 1928 - Birth of Vic Damone AKA Vito Farinola in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer ("The Street Where You Live").
- 1928 - Birth of Richard Sherman in Manhattan, New York; song writer ("The Bear Necessities", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "It's a Small World", Academy Awards for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Grammy Awards), named Disney Legend 1990.
- 1930 - Birth of Jim Nabors in Sylacauga, Alabama, USA; actor/singer (Gomer Pyle, Andy Griffith Show, Carol Burnett Show).
- 1941 - Birth of Chick Corea in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA; jazz musician (Delhpi I, Toy Dance).
- 1941 - Birth of Marv Albert in New York City, New York, USA; "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV).
- 1953 - Birth of Rebecca Holden in Austin, Texas, USA; actress (April - Knight Rider).
- 1953 - Birth of Rocky Burnette in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer-songwriter ("Towing the Line").
- 1957 - Birth of Timothy Busfield in East Lansing, Michigan, USA; actor (Elliot - 30 Something, West Wing, Studio 60).
- 1959 - Birth of Jenilee Harrison in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Cindy - Three's Company, Dallas).
- 1962 - Birth of Michael Link in Provo, Utah, USA; actor (Earl - Julia).
Deaths on June 12
- 1835 - Death of Edmund Roberts, US State Department envoy, of dysentery in Macao.
- 1957 - Death of Jimmy Dorsey of lung cancer at age 53 in New York, USA; alto saxophonist and big band leader (Dorsey Brothers Band, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - "So Rare", "The Breeze and I", "Amapola", "Green Eyes", Stage Show TV show).
- 1963 - African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers (age 37) is gunned down in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- 1980 - Death of Milburn Stone at age 75 of a heart attack; actor (Doc Adams - Gunsmoke TV show).
- 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles, California.
- 2003 - Death of Gregory Peck at age 87 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (To Kill a Mockingbird (Oscar award), Moby Dick, The Keys of the Kingdom, The Yearling, Gentleman's Agreement, Twelve O'Clock High, Abraham Lincoln - The Blue and The Gray TV mini-series, Days of Glory film (1944), The Guns of Navarone film (1961), The Omen film (1976)), President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Founding Chairman of the American Film Institute, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1969).
- 2022 - Death of Philip Baker Hall at age 90 at home in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Lieutenant Bookman - Seinfeld TV show, Family Ties TV show, Hank Hippopopalous - Bojack Horseman TV show, Boogie Nights movie (1997), Magnolia movie (1999), Richard Nixon - Secret Honor movie (1984), Walt Kleezak - Modern Family TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Treat Williams at age 71 in a motorcycle crash in Manchester, Vermont, USA; actor (Hair musical (1979), Everwood TV show (2002-2006), Blue Bloods TV show (2016-2023)).
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