This Day In History
May 12
Americans suffer worst defeat of revolution at Charleston Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti is born Fur trader William Sublette heads west North and South see bloody day at the Bloody Angle Teddy Roosevelt's trip to San Francisco is captured on film Katharine Hepburn born Germany and Austria-Hungary sign pact to exploit Ukraine Body of Lindbergh baby found George VI crowned at Westminster Hitler backs Rashid Ali in his fight against Britain Berlin blockade lifted Race car driver A.J. Foyt gets first pro victory Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam Bob Dylan walks out on The Ed Sullivan Show Blackmun confirmed to Supreme Court Ernie Banks hits 500th home run Heavy fighting erupts in A Shau Valley American ship Mayaguez seized Forest fire sweeps across China Fourth-generation NASCAR driver Adam Petty dies in crash
Americans suffer worst defeat of revolution at Charleston Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti is born Fur trader William Sublette heads west North and South see bloody day at the Bloody Angle Teddy Roosevelt's trip to San Francisco is captured on film Katharine Hepburn born Germany and Austria-Hungary sign pact to exploit Ukraine Body of Lindbergh baby found George VI crowned at Westminster Hitler backs Rashid Ali in his fight against Britain Berlin blockade lifted Race car driver A.J. Foyt gets first pro victory Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam Bob Dylan walks out on The Ed Sullivan Show Blackmun confirmed to Supreme Court Ernie Banks hits 500th home run Heavy fighting erupts in A Shau Valley American ship Mayaguez seized Forest fire sweeps across China Fourth-generation NASCAR driver Adam Petty dies in crash
