Event:
Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
More Notable Events on June 12:
1991 Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation
1982 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam
1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London
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