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
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
April 12, 1945
Going Nuclear:
The USSR performs nuke testing in eastern Kazakhstan.
April 12, 1983
April 12, 1983
High Orbit:
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the earth.
April 12, 1961
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:
I didn't realize upon what an auspicious day you entered the world! How perfect miss historian. :)
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