Event:
Tesla Motors announces that it will make hundreds of patents for its Model S electric cars open source; the company's founder, Elon Musk, seeks to encourage development of the electric car market
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
