What Happened on Oct 12

A Sailor On Board The Pinta Sights Land

A sailor on board the Pinta sighted land early in the morning of October 12, 1492, and a new era of European exploration and expansion began. The... Read more

Delft Explosion

The catastrophe is know as "The Delft Thunderclap" from the town where it happened, and took place at 11 in the forenoon of 12th October, 1654. At... Read more

Battle Of Fort Ligonier

The Battle of Fort Ligonier (also known as the Battle of Loyalhanna or the Battle of Loyal Hannon) was a battle of the French and Indian War. On 12... Read more

Death of Robert E. Lee

On September 28, 1870, Lee suffered a stroke that left him without the ability to speak. Lee died from the effects of pneumonia shortly after 9... Read more

Battle of Armentières

This battle was part of Race to Sea campaign. During this battle the British successfully held the line in their sector, against repeated German... Read more

Battle of Messines (1914)

The battle of Messines was part of the Race to the Sea. In the aftermath of the first battle of the Marne, the staff decided to move the British... Read more

Cloquet Fire of 1918

On October 12 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to Lake Superior north of Duluth. When it was... Read more

Christ the Redeemer Opened

A century passes and the mountain is re-baptized to Corcovado, a name derived from its form, which resembles a hump or hunchback. The next... Read more

Luciano Pavarotti is Born

Luciano Pavarotti Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into... Read more

Operation Sealion is Cancelled a Second Time, Never to be Resumed

Although difficult on the civilian population, the Blitz gave the RAF a much-needed break. Air bases and factories could be repaired and plane... Read more

Liberation of Athens from German Occupation

As the last German soldiers take the swastika down from the Acropolis and begin to drive through the city towards the road north they pass through... Read more

"Inherit The Wind" Is Released

Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the play of the same name, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy (Drummond)... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha in Paris"

Aretha In Paris is a live album by R&B/gospel legend Aretha Franklin released in 1968. The album was recorded in Paris on May 7, 1968. Read more

Games of the XIX Olympiad Held in Mexico City, Mexico

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City in October... Read more

"The King Of Marvin Gardens" Is Released

The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of... Read more

Genesis Releases "Selling England by the Pound"

Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973. It followed Foxtrot and was... Read more

President Richard Nixon Nominates Gerald Ford to be Vice President

On October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned and then pleaded no contest to criminal charges of tax evasion and money laundering, part... Read more

1974 World Series

The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in... Read more

Spyros Tanker Disaster

FORTY-EIGHT people were killed and nearly 100 injured, most of them seriously, in an explosion and fire on board the Greek tanker Spyros at Jurong... Read more

U2 releases second studio album, "October"

I remember the pressure it was made under, I remember writing lyrics on the microphone, and at £50 an hour that's quite a pressure. Lillywhite was... Read more

1982 World Series

The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals won... Read more

U2 releases "Fly" single

"The Fly" is the seventh song on U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released as the album's first single. Lead singer Bono described the single... Read more

"The Wink" - Season 7 Episode 4 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Wink" is the 114th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the fourth episode in the seventh season. It aired on October 12, 1995. Plot... Read more

Ramallah lynching

The 2000 Ramallah lynching was a violent incident in October 2000 of the Second Intifada in which a Palestinian mob lynched two Israeli soldiers,... Read more

USS Cole is Bombed

The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack against the United States Navy destroyer USS Cole on October 12, 2000, while it was harbored and refueled... Read more