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April 12, 1998 62nd Golf Masters Championship: April 12, 1992 "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore New York City for 137 performances April 12, 1992 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, New York Knicks 61 April 12, 1992 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino April 12, 1992 56th Golf Masters Championship: Fred Couples wins, shooting a 275 April 12, 1992 Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz April 12, 1992 Earthquake rocks Germany April 12, 1992 Lynn Gunther of California threatens to blow herself up in front of U.N. April 12, 1992 Matt Young no-hits Cleveland, but loses 2-1 April 12, 1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962 April 12, 1992 Trump Shuttle becomes U.S. Air Shuttle April 12, 1991 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs April 12, 1991 Nepalese Congress party wins general elections April 12, 1991 U.S. announces closing of 31 major U.S. military bases April 12, 1990 Greyhound Bus hires new drivers to replace strikers April 12, 1990 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months April 12, 1990 1st meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for Nazi holocaust and asks for forgivenesss April 12, 1989 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker April 12, 1989 Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through April 12, 1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round April 12, 1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles April 12, 1988 Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse April 12, 1988 Sonny Bono elected mayor of Palm Springs California April 12, 1987 51st Golf Masters Championship: Larry Mize wins, shooting a 285 April 12, 1987 Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55) April 12, 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic April 12, 1987 Texaco files for bankruptcy April 12, 1986 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines April 12, 1985 16th Shuttle Mission (51D)-Discovery 4 launched-with Senator Jake Garn April 12, 1985 U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games April 12, 1983 Harold Washington becomes Chicago's 1st black mayor April 12, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 12, 1982 3 CBS employees shot to death in New York City parking lot April 12, 1981 45th Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 280 April 12, 1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic April 12, 1981 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation April 12, 1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia April 12, 1980 BCMA, Black Consciousness Movement of Azania, forms April 12, 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) April 12, 1979 Soyuz 33 returns to Earth April 12, 1976 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare April 12, 1975 Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" April 12, 1973 France recognizes North Vietnam April 12, 1973 Sudan adopts constitution April 12, 1973 Swaziland suspends constitution April 12, 1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio April 12, 1969 Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer" April 12, 1966 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam April 12, 1966 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2 April 12, 1966 Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck April 12, 1965 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0) April 12, 1964 28th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 276 April 12, 1964 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies' Golf Open Invitational April 12, 1963 Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK April 12, 1963 Birmingham police use dogs and cattle prods on peaceful demonstrators April 12, 1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area April 12, 1961 3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4 April 12, 1961 Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth in Vostok 1 April 12, 1960 Bert Haanstra wins Oscar for "Glass" April 12, 1960 Bill Veeck and Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard" April 12, 1959 13th Tony Awards: J B and Redhead win April 12, 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open April 12, 1959 France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria April 12, 1958 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2 April 12, 1958 Flemish Open air museum opens in Bokrijk April 12, 1957 Jim Spalding set a 2088 pin nine-game bowling record April 12, 1957 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test April 12, 1956 Bandaranaike government forms in Ceylon April 12, 1955 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 April 12, 1955 Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; 4 billion dimes marched April 12, 1954 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 April 12, 1954 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3 April 12, 1954 Belgian Van Houtte government resigns April 12, 1954 Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" April 12, 1954 Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" April 12, 1953 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274 April 12, 1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting April 12, 1953 Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston April 12, 1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament April 12, 1952 Salaheddine Baccouche forms Tunisian government April 12, 1951 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day April 12, 1946 Syria gains independence from France April 12, 1945 Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands April 12, 1945 Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres April 12, 1945 Richard Strauss completes his "Metamorphosis" April 12, 1945 U.S. liberates Buchenwald concentration camp April 12, 1944 Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in New York City April 12, 1943 Allies conquer Soussa, North-Africa April 12, 1943 Dutch Catholic University Nijmegen closed April 12, 1942 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280 April 12, 1942 Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan April 12, 1941 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games April 12, 1941 Vichy-France's head of government Admiral Dalan consults with Hitler April 12, 1940 Italy annexes Albania April 12, 1940 NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards April 12, 1938 1st U.S. law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses April 12, 1938 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 April 12, 1935 "Your Hit Parade," debuts on radio April 12, 1935 Germany prohibits publishing "not-Arian" writers April 12, 1935 Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar April 12, 1934 Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph April 12, 1933 Moffatt Field commissioned April 12, 1932 Emmanuel Chabriers and Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo April 12, 1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankee manager April 12, 1931 Spanish voters reject the monarchy April 12, 1930 4th Test Cricket WI vs. England ends in a draw after nine days April 12, 1930 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days April 12, 1928 Assassination attempt on king Victor Emmanuel II of Italy April 12, 1927 Gen Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai April 12, 1926 Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcast (KRO) forms April 12, 1919 British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages April 12, 1917 Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St. New York City (Demolished 1982) April 12, 1917 Domenico Scarlatti and Jeab Cocteaus ballet premieres in Rome April 12, 1911 1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m) April 12, 1909 Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens April 12, 1908 Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts April 12, 1907 Belgium government of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns April 12, 1905 French Dufaux brothers test helicopter April 12, 1905 Hippodrome arena opens in New York City April 12, 1898 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay to Navy April 12, 1896 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) April 12, 1894 British and Belgian secret accord on dividing Central-Africa April 12, 1893 Battle at Hoornkrans Southwest-Africa: German Schutztruppen chases away Hottentotten under Hendrik Witbooi April 12, 1892 George C. Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter April 12, 1887 Henrik Ibsen's "Rosmersholm," premieres in Oslo April 12, 1883 French troops under Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal April 12, 1877 British annex Transvaal, in South Africa April 12, 1877 Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game April 12, 1872 Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) April 12, 1869 North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law April 12, 1864 Battle of Blair's Landing Louisiana April 12, 1864 Confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tennessee April 12, 1862 James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia April 12, 1862 Union troops occupy Fort Pulaski Georgia April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter, South Carolina is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War April 12, 1859 Hibernia Savings and Loan Society of San Francisco incorporates April 12, 1858 1st U.S. billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) April 12, 1857 Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published April 12, 1844 Texas became a U.S. territory April 12, 1826 Weber's opera "Oberon," premieres in London April 12, 1811 1st U.S. colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA April 12, 1787 Philadelphia's Free African Society forms April 12, 1782 Battle at Les Saintes West-Indies: British fleet beats French April 12, 1776 Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina April 12, 1770 Townsend Acts repealed April 12, 1713 Dutch State-Gen signs peace with France: Netherlands loses Orange Princedom April 12, 1709 1st edition of Tattler magazine in England April 12, 1654 England, Ireland and Scotland united April 12, 1648 University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens April 12, 1606 England adopts Union Jack as its flag April 12, 1583 William of Orange marries Louise de Coligny April 12, 1545 French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed April 12, 1385 John without Fear marries Margaretha of Brabant April 12, 1385 Willem van Oostervant weds Philip the Stouts daughter Margaretha (10) April 12, 1229 Queen Blanche of Castilie and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace April 12, 1204 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople April 12, 1111 Pope Paschalis II crowns Henry V, Roman emperor April 12, 1065 Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem |