January 12, 2010 in History

Event:

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, devastating its capital city, Port-au-Prince, an estimated 150,000 were killed and buried later in mass graves





More Notable Events on January 12:
1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
1995 Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA
1970 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage
1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100
1816 France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever
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