All Events

Historical Events on April 12

  • American Revolution

    1776

    American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.

  • United Kingdom

    1877

    The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.

  • Soviet Union

    1961

    The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.

  • Soviet Union

    1963

    The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.

  • Bill Clinton

    1999

    United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.

  • Suicide bomber

    2002

    A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.

  • Zimbabwe

    2009

    Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.

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