Famous Quote For April 12
"A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years"
Harry S. Truman, 1958
April 12 Birthdays
 
1987 - Brendon Urie
2006 - Trinitee Stokes
1979 - Jennifer Morrison
1994 - Sehun
1999 - Janina Vela Punzalan
1999 - Akai Osei
1916 - Beverly Cleary
1994 - Saoirse Ronan
1987 - Brooklyn Decker
1998 - Madison Alamia
1988 - Jessie James Decker
1973 - Christina Moore
1989 - Vegetta777
1932 - Tiny Tim
1992 - Alex Gronlund
1994 - Jenna Johnson
1979 - Claire Danes
1971 - Shannen Doherty
1973 - Claudia Jordan
1992 - MadeinTYO
1947 - David Letterman
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April 12 History
 

1975 - President Gerald Ford withdraws troops from Cambodia, ceding country to Khmer Rouge

1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes first human to travel into space; first earth orbit completed on this date.

1955 - The polio vaccine (for poliomyelitis), developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is announced and declared safe and effective.

1937 - The first jet engine designed to power an aircraft is ground tested by Sir Frank Whittle in England.

1606 - England adopts the Union Jack, combining the flag designs of England and Scotland as its new flag

This Day In Business

1934 - The Toledo Auto-Lite strike begins taking the first step towards unionization in the automotive industry.
This Day In Entertainment

1954 - The song "Rock Around the Clock" is released; hits #1 in movie "Blackboard Jungle".
This Day In Geography

1202 - Constantinople is sacked by the 4th Crusade.
This Day In Sports

1980 - Terry Fox, on one leg, starts cross-Canada run to raise awareness & money for cancer causes.

April 12th Holiday

Yuri's Night - Commemoration of Yuri Gagarin being the first human in space.

Today's Birthday Trivia

After beginning his career with commercial work and taking a brief hiatus from acting, he returned to the screen in 2012 by appearing in an episode of Life with Boys. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the April 12 Birthday Horoscope.

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