What Happened On November 12

What Happened On Nov 12 Events

1757 Nov 12 Attack On German Flatts
On November 12, 1757 during the French and Indian War, a company of French and Indian warriors stage an attack on German Flatts in the British Province of New York. The settlement, at the...
1815 Nov 12 Elizabeth Cady Stanton is Born
On November 12, 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, spokesperson for the rights of women, was born in Johnstown, New York. Stanton formulated the philosophical basis of the woman movement, bla...
1899 Nov 12 Albert Ruger Dies
Pioneering panoramic map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899 in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the United States where he initially worked as a stonemas...
1934 Nov 12 Charles Manson is born
Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was c...
1946 Nov 12 Song of the South is released
Song Of The South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Th...
1962 Nov 12 Agatha Christie publishes The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Miss Marple investigates the murder of Heather Badcock, who consumed a poisoned cocktail apparently meant for American film actress Marina Gregg, Heather's idol. As Marple investigates, s...
1969 Nov 12 Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh Breaks My Lai Massacre and Cover-Up to an Outraged American Public
The first reports claimed that "128 Viet Cong and 22 civilians" were killed in the village during a "fierce fire fight". General William C. Westmoreland, MACV commander, congratulated the...
1970 Nov 12 Bhola Cyclone
On November 12, 1970, a cyclone devastated an area of almost 8,000 square kilometers of East Pakistan's mid-coastal lowlands and its outlying islands in the Bay of Bengal. It was perhaps ...
1971 Nov 12 Genesis Releases "Nursery Cryme"
Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1971. It is also the first album to feature the lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, P...
1973 Nov 12 "The Homecoming" Is Released
The Homecoming is a 1973 film directed by Peter Hall based on the play of the same name by Harold Pinter. The film was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into t...
1984 Nov 12 Madonna Releases Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 world wide (not in North A...
1991 Nov 12 Voivod release Angel Rat
Angel Rat is the sixth album released by the Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records and...
1993 Nov 12 Michael Jackson cancels "Dangerous" tour in Mexico City
Jackson began taking painkillers, Valium, Xanax and Ativan to deal with the stress of the allegations made against him. By the fall of 1993, Jackson was addicted to the drugs. His health ...
1993 Nov 12 The Three Musketeers (film) released
The Three Musketeers is a 1993 film version of the classic story from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by David Loughery and starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefe...
1993 Nov 12 UFC 1 - Ultimate Fighting Championship's First Pay-Per-View Event
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), occurring at the McN...
1996 Nov 12 Cathedral release Supernatural Birth Machine
Supernatural Birth Machine is Cathedral's fourth album released on November 12, 1996 by Earache Records.
1996 Nov 12 Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 and Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907 Collide in Mid-Air
The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision occurred on 12 November 1996 when Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 (SVA 763), a Boeing 747-168B en route from New Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi...
1996 Nov 12 Snoop Dogg Releases Album "Tha Doggfather"
Tha Doggfather is Snoop Doggy Dogg's follow up to his debut album Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1996. The album was re-released July 11, 2005. Although the album debuted...
1996 Nov 12 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Tha Doggfather"
Tha Doggfather is Snoop Doggy Dogg's follow up to his debut album Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1996. The album was re-released July 11, 2005. Although the album debuted...
1999 Nov 12 "Dogma", Written and Directed by Kevin Smith, Is Released
Dogma is a 1999 American adventure-comedy-fantasy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith; he also co-stars in the film along with an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Matt Damon...
2001 Nov 12 260 Die in Belle Harbor Plane Crash
"It's clear that the plane did come down very much in a straight level, which was horrible for that particular site, but minimized what could have happened had the plane glided across the ..." —Former New York Gov. George Pataki
2002 Nov 12 Jay-Z releases seventh studio album "The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse"
The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse is rapper Jay-Z's seventh studio album released in 2002. Parts of the album were later reissued as The Blueprint 2.1 in 2003. This album, like Jay-...
2002 Nov 12 Pearl Jam releases Riot Act
Riot Act is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released November 12, 2002 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous a...
2002 Nov 12 Resident Evil Zero released
Resident Evil Zero, known in Japan as Biohazard 0, is a survival horror game that was developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube and released in 2002. It was the last of ...
2003 Nov 12 South Park Episode 711 - "Casa Bonita"
Long Description: Kyle's parents are taking him and three of his friends to Casa Bonita, Colorado's version of a Mexican Disneyland. When Kyle chooses to invite Butters over him, Cartman ...
2006 Nov 12 New York Jets defeat New England Patriots, 17-14
As cameras gathered around Troy Brown in the somber Patriots locker room yesterday, the 14-year veteran was offered an olive branch. His team had been thumped by the visiting Jets, 17-14,...
2007 Nov 12 Kanye West releases "Flashing Lights" single
"Flashing Lights" is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. It was released on November 22, 2007 as the fourth single for his third studio album, Graduation. The song was co-produced b...
2007 Nov 12 The Rolling Stones Release 'Rolled Gold+: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones (2007 edition)'
In the 2007, the original collection spans forty songs from the band's early years. It was released in the UK on 12 November 2007. It is an expanded rerelease of the original 1975 collect...
2008 Nov 12 Boston Bruins defeat Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1
CHICAGO - Boston's out-of-the-ordinary (maybe even out-of-body?) start to the 2008-09 season took an unorthodox twist last night, with rookie Blake Wheeler connecting first in a shootout ...
2008 Nov 12 Boston Celtics defeat Atlanta Hawks, 103-102
If the script this season calls for comebacks, the Celtics are playing their roles to the hilt. Paul Pierce was the protagonist again last night, this time in the most dramatic last-se...
2008 Nov 12 "X2: X-Men United" Rifftrax is Released
All your favorite X-people return as Magneto, Cerebro, Pyro, Columbo, Tonto, Pinocchio, and Jell-O do battle to determine who can look more ludicrous. Everyone wins! And because these are...
2009 Nov 12 Atlanta Thrashers defeat New York Rangers, 5-3
Down two centers, and with no immediate plans to call up another one, the Rangers will soldier on without Brandon Dubinsky and Chris Drury beginning Thursday against Atlanta. Already p...
2009 Nov 12 Centers for Disease Control Estimates 22 Million Cases of H1N1 Flu in US
At least 22 million Americans have come down with the H1N1 swine flu since the virus first surfaced in April and approximately 3,900 people have died, including an estimated 540 children,...
2009 Nov 12 Florida Panthers defeat Boston Bruins, 1-0
Milan Lucic was all smiles when he took to the TD Garden ice yesterday for his first morning skate since breaking his right index finger against Dallas Oct. 16. But that’s partly because ...
2009 Nov 12 Maj. Nidal Hasan has been Officially Charged with 13 Counts of Murder in the Fort Hood Shooting
Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire on soldiers at Fort Hood last week, has been charged with premeditated murder in the deaths of 12 soldiers and a civilia...
2009 Nov 12 Tampa Bay Lightning defeat Minnesota Wild, 4-3
TAMPA, FLA. — As Wild players ripped off tape, unlaced skates and removed pads Thursday night, forwards Kyle Brodziak and Cal Clutterbuck sat at stalls 20 feet apart still wearing wet gea...
2011 Nov 12 Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Relinquishes Power
With his country swept up in Europe’s debt crisis and his once-mighty political capital spent, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned on Saturday, punctuating a tumultuous week and end...