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What happened in history on this day: July 12?
On July 12 in ...
- 1812 - US forces led by General Hull invade Canada (War of 1812).
- 1859 - Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Massachusetts.
- 1862 - US Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, highest award for gallantry under fire.
- 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law a bill establishing the Medal of Honor.
- 1882 - Congress extends charter of existing national banks for 20 years.
- 1882 - First ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC.
- 1900 - 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Basin, Wyoming (state record).
- 1909 - US 16th Amendment approved (power to tax incomes).
- 1912 - First foreign feature film exhibited in US - Queen Elizabeth - in New York City.
- 1920 - US Presidential Proclamation declares Panama Cana officially open, as required in Panama Canal Act of 1912.
- 1924 - American forces leave the Dominican Republic.
- 1933 - US Congress establishes the first minimum wage law at 33 cents per hour.
- 1934 - US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned.
- 1957 - First American President to fly in helicopter-Dwight Eisenhower.
- 1966 - 26.70 cm (10.51 inches) of rainfall in Sandusky, Ohio (state record).
- 1966 - Race riot in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 1966 - US Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver price.
- 1967 - Blacks in Newark, New Jersey riot; 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested.
- 1972 - John B. Connally resigns as Treasury Secretary.
- 1984 - In San Francisco, the Democratic National Convention nominates Walter F. Mondale for U.S. President, and Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President.
- 1994 - American president Bill Clinton visits Berlin and states to the Berliners, "America stands at your side - now and forever."
- 1995 - The House Banking Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy hears from Harvey Stack (New York coin dealer), David Ganz (ANA President), and Alan Stahl (American Numismatic Society curator) on abuses in the commemorative coin programs. Stack suggests the US Mint strike a series of circulating commemorative coins honoring the first 13 states, followed by coins for the remaining states, similar to the Canada 125 program of 25-cent coins for each province.
- 2008 - In Monterey, California, Mid America Auctions sells a 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer motorcycle for a world record US$520,000 at the Inaugural Monterey Motorcycle Auction.
- 2022 - The US military makes a drone strike in Syria, killing Maher al-Agal, a leader of the Islamic State group.
Births on July 12
- 1854 - Birth of George Eastman in Waterville, New York, USA; invented Kodak camera.
- 1895 - Birth of Oscar Hammerstein II in New York City, New York, USA; lyricist/songwriter (with Richard Rodgers, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, The Sound of Music).
- 1908 - Birth of Milton Berlinger AKA Milton Berle in Harlem, New York City, USA; American comedian/actor (Texaco Star Theater, "Uncle Miltie", "Mr Television").
- 1909 - Birth of Joey Faye in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Joey Faye's Follies).
- 1909 - Birth of Joe DeRita AKA Joseph Wardell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Curly - The Three Stooges (1958-)).
- 1920 - Birth of Keith Andes in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats).
- 1934 - Birth of Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Junior in Louisiana, USA; pianist (Tchaikovsky 1958).
- 1937 - Birth of Bill Cosby in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Cosby Show, Leonard Part 6).
- 1942 - Birth of Richard Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; clarinetist (Tashi).
- 1943 - Birth of Ernie Anastos in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA; news anchor (WCBS, WABC).
- 1944 - Birth of Denise Nicholas in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (In the Heat of the Night, Room 222, Baby I'm Back).
- 1951 - Birth of Cheryl Ladd in Huron, South Dakota, USA; actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts, Las Vegas).
- 1956 - Birth of Mel "Mary Ellen" Harris in Bethlehm, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Hope - Thirty Something).
- 1964 - Birth of Judi Evans in California, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Adrienne - Days of Our Lives).
Deaths on July 12
- 1979 - Death of Minnie Riperton of cancer at age 31; pop singer ("Lovin' You").
- 1980 - John W Davis, President (West Virginia State college), dies at age 92.
- 2003 - Death of Benny Carter at age 95 in Los Angeles, California, USA; alto saxophone player, composer, instrumentalist, orchestra leader, arranger, performed with or wrote music for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.
- 2007 - Death of Mr. Butch, American homeless man living on the streets of Boston, also known as "King of Kenmore Square" (born 1951).
- 2008 - Death of former US White House press secretary Tony Snow, at age 53, of cancer.
- 2013 - Death of Amar Bose, American engineer and entrepreneur (born 1929).
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