ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ April 12

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ April 12

 

1872 - Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)


 

1877 - Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game
1892 - George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter
1905 - Hippodrome arena opens (NYC)
1908 - Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts
1909 - Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens
1912 - Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90.
1917 - Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982)
1932 - Tiny Tim [ Herbert Khaury], New York, musician, (d. 1996) is born.

1934 - Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph
1935 - "Your Hit Parade," debuts on radio
1935 - Germany prohibits publishing "not-Arian" writers
1936 - Charles Napier, actor (Night Stalker, Rambo) is born.

1939 - Woody Herman’s orchestra records "Woodchopper’s Ball."
1940 - Herbie Hancock, Chicago, pianist (I Thought it Was You) is born.
1942 - Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan
1945 - Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd US President (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63
1945 - Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres
1945 - US liberates Buchenwald concentration camp
1946 - Ed O'Neill, actor (Al Bundy-Married with Children) is born.

 

1947 - Dan Lauria, actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years) is born

1947 - David Letterman, Indianapolis Ind, comedian (Late Night) is born

 

1947 - Tom Clancy, American author, is born

1950 - David Cassidy, NYC, singer/actor (Keith-Partridge Family) is born.

 

1954 - Bill Haley & Comets records "Rock Around Clock"
1954 - Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
1955 - The public learns that Dr. Jonas Salk has invented an anti-polio vaccine that was tested in 44 states and proven to be effective

1956 - Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die) is born.
1961 - 3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4
1961 - Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner
1963 - Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK

 

1964 - Chubby Checker and former Miss World, Catherina Lodders, are married.
1966 - 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam
1966 - Jan Barry (Jan & Dean) crashed his car at "Dead Man's Curve."

1969 - Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" is released.
1970 - Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggi

1971 - Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210) is born.

 

1973 - France recognizes North Vietnam.

1973 – Arthur Freed, Lyricist/ move producer (Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, Gigi) (b. 1894) dies.
1975 - Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68

1975 - The movie version of "Tommy" opens.
1976 - Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74

1978 - The Four Tops perform at Aretha Franklin's wedding.
1979 - Claire Danes, NYC, actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet) is born.

 

1981 - Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), dies at 66
1981 - Maiden voyage Space Transit System-space shuttle Columbia launched
1984 - Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76.
1986 - Belinda Carlisle marries Morgan Mason

1986 - The 500th episode of "Soul Train" airs.
1988 - Harvard U patents genetically engineered mouse (1st for animal life)
1988 - Sonny Bono elected mayor of Palm Springs Calif

 

1989 - Garth Brooks' self-titled debut album is released.
1989 - Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer.
1990 - James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months
1992 - "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore NYC for 137 perfs
1992 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz 1995 - The public learns that Dr. Jonas Salk has invented an anti-polio vaccine that was tested in 44 states and proven to be effective.

1999 - US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

1999 - Shania Twain becomes the only female artist in music history to sell at least 10 million units with back to back releases.
1999 - Boxcar Willie, American singer (b. 1931) dies.

2000 - It is announced that Tony Bennett will have a selection of his paintings exhibited at a London gallery from May 16 until June 16. The title of the exhibition is "What My Heart Has Seen."
2000 - Metallica files suit against Napster, the University of Southern California, Yale University and Indiana University for copyright infringement, unlawful use of digital audio interface device and violations of the Racketeering Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
2002 - Ozzy Osbourne receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


 

2009 - Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress (b. 1952) dies.
2010 - In San Antonio, TX, Bret Michaels has an emergency appendectomy.