Thursday, April 14, 2011

All in a days work


By now you've no doubt heard me rant and rave at some point in my life about how history is *not* all about names and dates. But...even I admit dates are important, and I thought it would be fun to share a few memorable ones that took place on April 12.

First space shuttle flight:
Launch of STS-1, shuttle Columbia
April 12, 1981

The Civil War begins:
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861

Death of a president:
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies, a mere three weeks before the United States declares victory in Europe.
April 12, 1945

Going Nuclear:
The USSR performs nuke testing in eastern Kazakhstan.
April 12, 1983

High Orbit:
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the earth.
April 12, 1961

SOS:
The United States "officially" liberates Buchenwald concentration camp.
April 12, 1945

And last, but certainly not least...
Birth of yours truly :-)

1 comment:

Christina said...

I didn't realize upon what an auspicious day you entered the world! How perfect miss historian. :)