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July 12, 2006 Israel invades Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers July 12, 1998 16th Seniors Players Golf Championship: July 12, 1998 Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic July 12, 1997 Pirates Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn July 12, 1996 Kirby Puckett, retires from Minnesota Twins July 12, 1996 Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million July 12, 1996 Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur July 12, 1994 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts July 12, 1994 All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves) July 12, 1994 Nomination hearings for Steven Breyer for supreme court justice begins July 12, 1993 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed July 12, 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London July 12, 1993 Don Imus begins broadcasting to Boston on WEEI (590 AM) July 12, 1992 13th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Larry Laoretti July 12, 1992 Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St. Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert July 12, 1992 Betsy King wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament July 12, 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington July 12, 1990 Boris Yeltsin quits Soviet Communist Party July 12, 1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990) July 12, 1989 New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) July 12, 1988 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin July 12, 1988 All star MVP: Terry Steinbach for the Oakland A's July 12, 1988 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her July 12, 1988 U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for Martian orbit July 12, 1987 15th du Maurier Golf Classic: Jody Rosenthal July 12, 1987 1st time in 20 years a delegation from U.S.S.R. lands in Israel July 12, 1987 50 white South Africans meets ANCers in Dakar July 12, 1987 8th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player July 12, 1987 Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief July 12, 1985 "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances July 12, 1985 Doctors discover a cancerous growth in President Reagan's colon July 12, 1985 STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown July 12, 1984 Geraldine Ferraro, New York becomes 1st woman major-party VP candidate July 12, 1983 Chad government troops reconquer Abeche July 12, 1982 Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs July 12, 1981 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic July 12, 1979 Ian Palce joins Whitesnake July 12, 1979 Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. July 12, 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers July 12, 1978 Sun Bank Building opens July 12, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site July 12, 1977 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise July 12, 1977 John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey vs. Derbyshire at The Oval July 12, 1976 Ian Dury and Kilburns disband July 12, 1975 104th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 279 at Carnoustie July 12, 1975 Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire July 12, 1975 Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (Natl Day) July 12, 1974 John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights July 12, 1971 Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders July 12, 1970 99th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at St. Andrews July 12, 1970 Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky July 12, 1970 Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway July 12, 1969 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham July 12, 1968 Couve de Murville forms government in France July 12, 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 12, 1967 23 die in Newark race riot July 12, 1967 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0 July 12, 1967 Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested July 12, 1967 Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship July 12, 1966 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) July 12, 1966 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St. Louis July 12, 1966 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles July 12, 1966 Race riot in Chicago July 12, 1966 U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints July 12, 1964 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright July 12, 1962 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.) July 12, 1962 Rolling Stones 1st performance, Marquee Club, London July 12, 1960 Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence July 12, 1960 Echo I, 1st passive satellite launched July 12, 1960 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament July 12, 1960 U.S.S.R.'s Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs July 12, 1960 XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting July 12, 1959 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during ankee-Red Sox game July 12, 1958 "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances July 12, 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island July 12, 1957 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower July 12, 1957 U.S. Surgeon Gen Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer July 12, 1955 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw July 12, 1955 Christian Democratic Party forms in Argentina July 12, 1954 Major League Baseball Players Association founded July 12, 1954 President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system July 12, 1953 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, ID (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting July 12, 1952 East German SED decides to form German DR army July 12, 1951 New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0 July 12, 1950 ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraws July 12, 1950 Hague Council of Annulment convicts German war criminals W Lages, FH Van de Funten and F Fischer to death July 12, 1949 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn July 12, 1949 Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence July 12, 1949 Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die July 12, 1949 Los Angeles Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin July 12, 1948 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires July 12, 1946 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park HR July 12, 1945 Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games July 12, 1944 Theresienstadt Family camp disbands, with 4,000 people gased July 12, 1944 U.S. government recognizes authority of General De Gaulle July 12, 1943 Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula) July 12, 1943 National Committee Freies Deutschland forms July 12, 1943 Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker July 12, 1943 Russian offensive at Orel July 12, 1943 Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die July 12, 1935 Belgium recognizes Soviet Union July 12, 1934 U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned July 12, 1934 Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0) July 12, 1933 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) July 12, 1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 July 12, 1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins July 12, 1930 Bradman out for 334 in Test Cricket at Headingley, 383 mins, 46 fours July 12, 1930 Hedley Verity takes 10 for 10 vs. Notts (19 4-16-10-10) at Leeds July 12, 1928 1st televised tennis match July 12, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 HRs July 12, 1926 Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu July 12, 1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2) July 12, 1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs July 12, 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles July 12, 1920 Lithuania and U.S.S.R. sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep July 12, 1918 Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed July 12, 1914 Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox July 12, 1912 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City July 12, 1909 16th Amendment approved, power to tax incomes July 12, 1906 Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France July 12, 1902 Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage July 12, 1901 Cy Young wins his 300th game July 12, 1900 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Basin, Wyoming (state record) July 12, 1898 Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan July 12, 1882 1st ocean pier in U.S. completed, Washington, D.C. July 12, 1878 Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 July 12, 1874 Ontario Agricultural College founded July 12, 1874 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "Gloria Scott" July 12, 1862 Congress authorizes Medal of Honor July 12, 1862 Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas July 12, 1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts July 12, 1850 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States July 12, 1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy July 12, 1817 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland July 12, 1812 U.S. forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada, War of 1812 July 12, 1801 Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish July 12, 1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands July 12, 1776 Capt Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean July 12, 1774 Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence July 12, 1774 Cossack leader Emilian Pugachevs army occupies Kazan July 12, 1771 James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England July 12, 1745 Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle July 12, 1730 Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII July 12, 1704 Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland July 12, 1700 Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 July 12, 1691 Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII July 12, 1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II July 12, 1690 Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II July 12, 1689 Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland July 12, 1679 Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act July 12, 1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island July 12, 1575 Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon July 12, 1549 English boer army occupies Norwich July 12, 1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) July 12, 1542 French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders July 12, 1442 King Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples July 12, 1290 Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I July 12, 1191 Richard Coeur de Lion and Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine July 12, 1109 Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli July 12, 526 St. Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope |