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June 12, 2004 Former President George H. W. Bush celebrates his 80th birthday by skydiving June 12, 2002 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 June 12, 1997 1st ever baseball inter-league game San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3 June 12, 1997 MTV Movie Awards June 12, 1996 3 Philadelphia Federal Court judges overturn U.S. indecency ban on internet June 12, 1994 Pope John Paul II visits Spain June 12, 1994 48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika and Passion win June 12, 1994 Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY June 12, 1994 Liselotte Neumann wins Minnesota LPGA Golf Classic June 12, 1993 "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17 June 12, 1992 "Batman Returns" is released in USA June 12, 1991 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 June 12, 1991 Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation June 12, 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts June 12, 1990 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game June 12, 1990 New York Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves June 12, 1990 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases June 12, 1990 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list June 12, 1990 New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning June 12, 1989 "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV June 12, 1989 Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids June 12, 1988 6th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Billy Casper June 12, 1988 Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy June 12, 1988 Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 12, 1987 Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa sentenced to death June 12, 1986 P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency June 12, 1983 29th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan June 12, 1983 Comet C/1983 (Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa) approaches 0.0628 AUs of Earth June 12, 1983 Winston Davis takes 7-51 in Cricket World Cup match vs. Australia June 12, 1982 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park New York City June 12, 1982 Battle of Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands June 12, 1982 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam June 12, 1981 "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford premieres June 12, 1981 3rd baseball strike starts June 12, 1981 Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike June 12, 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title June 12, 1981 Only candidate Hassan Gouled Aptidon wins Djibouti President election June 12, 1980 Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests June 12, 1979 Kevin St. Onge throws a playing card a record 185' June 12, 1979 Opening ceremony at Cambridge Buddhist Association meditation in Boston June 12, 1979 Sanista occupies parts of Managua June 12, 1979 Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson June 12, 1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min June 12, 1978 David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 years to life June 12, 1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage June 12, 1977 "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1944 performances June 12, 1977 23rd LPGA Championship won by Chako Higuchi June 12, 1977 Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library June 12, 1975 Billy Williams's 400th career HR June 12, 1975 Hank Aaron's 1st HR in Milwaukee since 1965 June 12, 1973 Close finish at Trent Bridge, NZ Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440 June 12, 1973 Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer June 12, 1972 John Lennon's political "Sometime in New York City" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" and "Luck of the Irish" June 12, 1971 Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House June 12, 1970 Pitts Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0 June 12, 1968 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances June 12, 1967 Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio, 300 arrested June 12, 1967 Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages June 12, 1967 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus June 12, 1967 Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings June 12, 1966 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan June 12, 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational June 12, 1965 "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 232 performances June 12, 1965 "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances June 12, 1965 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances June 12, 1965 Beatles are awarded MBE June 12, 1965 Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00) June 12, 1965 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" June 12, 1965 Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" June 12, 1965 South Vietnam Gen Nguyen Cao Kentucky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier June 12, 1965 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies June 12, 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa June 12, 1963 "Cleopatra" premieres in New York City June 12, 1962 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz June 12, 1962 Laos prince Souvanna Phouma forms coalition government June 12, 1962 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m June 12, 1961 An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn June 12, 1961 Dutch Lockheed Electricity "Sirius" accident at Cairo, kills 20 June 12, 1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins June 12, 1960 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 12, 1959 San Francisco Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game June 12, 1958 "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 June 12, 1957 Paul Anderson of U.S. back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs) June 12, 1957 Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak) June 12, 1955 "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC June 12, 1954 "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 115 performances June 12, 1954 86th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard High Gun wins in 2:30.8 June 12, 1954 Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released June 12, 1954 Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0 June 12, 1952 U.S.S.R. declares peace treaty with Japan invalid June 12, 1950 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die June 12, 1950 Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game June 12, 1948 "Hold It!" closes at National Theater New York City after 46 performances June 12, 1948 "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 12 performances June 12, 1948 "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6 June 12, 1948 48th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA June 12, 1948 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2 June 12, 1948 Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge June 12, 1947 Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Champ June 12, 1945 U.S. 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa June 12, 1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London June 12, 1944 British 12th airborne batallion/13th and 18th Hussars conquer June 12, 1944 British 12th battalion conquers Breville June 12, 1944 Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully June 12, 1944 U.S. troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy June 12, 1943 Himmler orders extermination of all Polish ghettos June 12, 1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present, Amsterdam June 12, 1942 Hitler orders enslavement of Slavic peoples June 12, 1942 Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City June 12, 1939 43rd U.S. Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Philadelphia CC in Philadelphia June 12, 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York June 12, 1937 41st U.S. Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan June 12, 1937 U.S.S.R. executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continues June 12, 1936 1st 50 KW U.S. radio station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 12, 1935 Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco, Bolivia vs Paraguay June 12, 1935 Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words) June 12, 1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines June 12, 1933 Financial and Economy World conference opens, 66 countries June 12, 1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury June 12, 1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minnesota June 12, 1930 Heavyweight Max Schmeling KOs Jack Sharkey in New York City June 12, 1930 Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for hw boxing title June 12, 1928 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 June 12, 1926 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2 June 12, 1926 Brazil leaves League of Nations June 12, 1925 William DeHart Hubbard of U.S., sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4" June 12, 1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City June 12, 1922 German Reich president Friedrich Ebert visits Munich June 12, 1922 St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times June 12, 1922 St. Louis gets record 10 hits in a row and beats Phillies 14-8 June 12, 1920 52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 2:14.2 June 12, 1920 Farmer Labor Party organized, Chicago June 12, 1919 Dutch 2nd Chamber accord for equal Christian-public education June 12, 1918 1st airplane bombing raid by an American unit, France June 12, 1917 Secret Service extends protection of president to his family June 12, 1916 30th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Louise Raymond (60 61) June 12, 1916 Tennis legend Bill Tilden's 1st appearance at U.S. tennis championship June 12, 1915 29th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Hazel Wightman (46 62 60) June 12, 1913 "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released June 12, 1910 PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle June 12, 1909 "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1 June 12, 1908 Lusitania crosses Atlantic in record 4 days 15 hours, New York City June 12, 1907 Yanks commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers June 12, 1903 Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city June 12, 1900 German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power June 12, 1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control June 12, 1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) June 12, 1892 Netherlands Society for Currency and Coin collecting forms June 12, 1889 Single tornado kills 119, injures 146, New Richmond, Wisconsin June 12, 1885 Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France June 12, 1880 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve June 12, 1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0 June 12, 1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42 June 12, 1867 Austro-Hungarian Empire forms June 12, 1864 Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley June 12, 1864 Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle June 12, 1861 Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state June 12, 1859 Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered June 12, 1849 Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Kentucky June 12, 1845 George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country June 12, 1840 Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands June 12, 1839 1st baseball game played in America June 12, 1838 Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts June 12, 1838 Iowa Territory forms June 12, 1819 Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra June 12, 1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course June 12, 1812 Napoleon invades Russia June 12, 1792 George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver BC June 12, 1787 Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old June 12, 1776 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights June 12, 1775 1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (U.S.) captures Margaretta (Br) June 12, 1714 Prussia and Russia sign secret treaty June 12, 1701 Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover June 12, 1691 Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII June 12, 1683 Rye House-plot against English king Charles II uncovered June 12, 1673 Charles II's brother duke James of York resigns as Lord High Admiral June 12, 1672 French army under Gen Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith June 12, 1667 Michiel de Ruyter destroys English fleet June 12, 1665 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out June 12, 1653 Battle at North Foreland: English fleet beats Dutch June 12, 1575 William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon June 12, 1553 King Edward VI accept archbishop Cranmers "42 Articles" June 12, 1552 Land guardians of Netherlands attacks Verdun June 12, 1534 Turkish adm Chaireddin "Barbarossa" allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder Naples June 12, 1523 Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested June 12, 1442 King Alfonso V of Aragon occupies Naples June 12, 28 Gaius Carrinas' triumphant procession through Rome |