What Happened on Apr 12

Siege of Constantinople (1204)

The Sack of Constantinople or Siege of Constantinople (also called the Fourth Crusade) occurred in 1204; it destroyed parts of the capital of the... Read more

The Great Plague of London

Plague was not a new disease for London in 1665. In that year it just happened that conditions meant that all was in place for an epidemic: a mild... Read more

Sir Edmund Andros Negotiates Treaty with Northern Bands of Native Americans, Conclusively Ending King Philip's War

With Metacomet's death, the war in the south was largely ended. Over 600 colonists and 3,000 Indians had been killed. Several hundred more natives... Read more

North Carolina Advocated Independence

On April 12, 1776, North Carolina's Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. The... Read more

Battle Of Providien

The Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a... Read more

First Battle of Fort Sumter

On April 11, Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm to demand the surrender... Read more

Battle of Fort Bisland

Other Names: Battery Gregg, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Fort Sumter Location: Charleston County Campaign: Operations against Defenses of... Read more

Battle of Blair's Landing

Other Names: Pleasant Hill Landing Location: Red River Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): April 12-13, 1864 Principal... Read more

Battle of Fort Pillow - Controversy Surrounds Massacre

Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history. Read more

Winston Churchill Is Promoted To President Of The Board Of Trade

He [Churchill] was also, like Lloyd George before him, very willing to adopt a high profile in trying to resolve industrial disputes. Soon after... Read more

John Dillinger Marries Beryl Ethel Hovious

Dillinger returned to Mooresville where he met Beryl Ethel Hovious (born August 6, 1906), the daughter of Stephen Hovious and Cara Vandeventer. The... Read more

"Grand Hotel" Is Released

Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The plot device of the film—bringing together... Read more

Tiny Tim is Born

Herbert Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical... Read more

Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup

The 1938 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago would win the series 3–1... Read more

"Rebecca" Is Released

Rebecca (1940) is a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock as his first American project, and his first film produced under his... Read more

Belgrade is Captured by German Forces

Since three separate attack forces were converging on Belgrade simultaneously, the Army High Command was not immediately able to determine which... Read more

Boston Bruins win Stanley Cup

The 1941 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. Boston would win the series 4–0 to win... Read more

Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies

On March 30, 1945, Roosevelt went to Warm Springs to rest before his anticipated appearance at the founding conference of the United Nations. On... Read more

Westerbok Concentration Camp is Liberated by the Canadian 2nd Infantry Division

The Westerbork camp had a "double life." While most inmates stayed in the camp for only short periods of time before being deported, there was also... Read more

FDA Approves Pfizer's Atarax

Atarax is an antihistamine used to relieve the symptoms of common anxiety and tension and, in combination with other medications, to treat anxiety... Read more

'Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories' is Published

Most people know Dr. Seuss as the man behind 'The Cat in the Hat'. But how many know that Yertle the Turtle was modeled after Hitler-or that Dr.... Read more

First Human in Space

Vostok 1 (Russian: Восток-1, East 1 or Orient 1) was the first spaceflight in the Vostok program and the first human spaceflight in history. The... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Where I'm Coming From

Where I'm Coming From is the thirteenth studio album released by Grammy Award-winning American singer Stevie Wonder on the Motown label on April... Read more

Fuzzy Zoeller wins the 43rd Masters Tournament

Fuzzy Zoeller birdied the second playoff hole, No. 11, and became the Masters first sudden-death champion. Ed Sneed, who joined Zoeller and Tom... Read more

"Mad Max" Is Released

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. The film, starring the... Read more