Event:
The World Cup opens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Brazil matched against Croatia; Brazil wins the opening game 3 - 1
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
1840 Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands