On this day: January 12th

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On this day: January 12th

Events On this day: January 12th

• 1875: Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
• 1879: In Southern Africa, the Zulu War began between the British and the natives of Zululand, ultimately resulting in the destruction of the Zulu Empire.
• 1908: The first long-distance radio message is broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Scientist Lee de Forest’s broadcast was heard by an audience of 50.
• 1932: Hattie W. Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the term of her deceased husband. Later in the year, she became the first woman elected to the Senate.
• 1966: Batman the TV series debuts.
• 1967: James Bedford is frozen with the intent of future resuscitation. Bedford was the first human to be cryonically preserved; his body awaits resuscitation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• 1969: Led Zeppelin releases their debut album. The album was imaginatively named “Led Zeppelin”.
• 1990: Romania outlawed the Communist Party following the overthrow of dictator Nicolae Ceauescu, who had ruled for 24 years.
• 1991: Congress authorized President George Bush to use military force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
• 1991: Persian Gulf War begins.
• 1996: The first joint American-Russian military operation since World War II occurred as Russian troops arrived to aid in peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia.
• 1999: President Bill Clinton sent a check for $850,000 to Paula Jones officially ending the sensational sexual harassment legal case that ultimately endangered his presidency. The president withdrew $375,000 from his and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s personal funds and got the remaining $475,000 from an insurance policy. The lawsuit had exposed the president’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and resulted in investigations by Independent Counsel Ken Starr that led to Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives and subsequent trial in the Senate.
• 2010: An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti. Most of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster.

Birthdays on this day: January 12th

• 1588: John Winthrop (1588-1649) was born in Suffolk, England. In 1630, he joined a group of Puritans emigrating to America and became the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, establishing a colony on the peninsula of Shawmut, which became Boston.
• 1729: Irish orator, politician and philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was born in Dublin. Best known for his essays and pamphlets including “Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents” (1770), “On American Taxation” (1774), “On Conciliation with the Colonies” (1775) and “Reflections on the Revolution in France” (1790).
• 1737: American statesman and patriot John Hancock (1737-1793) was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was elected president of the Second Continental Congress in 1775, was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and went on to become the first elected governor of Massachusetts.
• 1876: Jack London (Author)
• 1916: P. W. Botha (South African politician, 1st State President of South Africa)
• 1917: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( Indian guru)
• 1944: Joe Frazier (Boxer)
• 1951: Rush Limbaugh (Radio Host)
• 1954: Howard Stern (Radio Host)
• 1955: Kirstie Alley (Actress)
• 1968: Heather Mills (English model, activist)

Deaths On this day: January 12th

• 1856: Ľudovít Štúr (Slovak politician, author)
• 1971: John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (English Admiral)
• 1976: Agatha Christie (English author)
• 2003: Maurice Gibb (English singer-songwriter bass player, producer)
• 2005: Amrish Puri (Indian actor)

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