Friday, June 12, 2026 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Death and taxes may always be with us, But at least death doesn't get any worse. "
On This Day In History...
In 816 - St Leo III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
In 1665- English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out
In 1701- Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover
In 1775- 1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (Am) captures Margaretta (Br)
In 1776- Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights
In 1787- Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old
In 1792- George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, BC
In 1812- Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins
In 1838- Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Mass
In 1838- Territory of Iowa organized
In 1839- 1st baseball game played in America
In 1845- George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country
In 1849- Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Ky
In 1859- Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered
In 1867- Austro-Hungarian Empire forms
In 1880- 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve
In 1885- Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France
In 1889- Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)
In 1897- Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India. Shock
In - waves felt over an area size of Europe. Negligible death toll
In 1898- Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to US control
In 1900- German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power
In 1903- Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city
In 1907- Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to the Tigers
In 1913- "The Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released
In 1917- Secret Service extends protection of president to his family
In 1918- 1st airplane bombing raid by an American unit, France
In 1920- Farmer Labor Party organized (Chicago)
In 1922- St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8
In 1923- Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended
In - upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above the ground in NYC
In 1925- William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4"
In 1934- Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up
In - into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] & United Air Lines
In 1935- Chaco War ends between Bolivia & Paraguay [?]
In 1936- 1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh Pa)
In 1936- C Jackson discovers asteroid #1394 Algoa
In 1937- USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued
In 1939- Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY
In 1942- Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City
In 1947- Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Br Women's Amateur Golf Champ
In 1948- Eddie Arcaro becomes 1st jockey to win the triple crown twice
In 1952- 420th kitten (record) born to cat named Dusty, Bonham, TX
In 1954- Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0
In 1957- Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs)
In 1959- SF Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game
In 1962- USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m
In 1964- South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment
In 1965- Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
In 1965- The Beatles are awarded the MBE
In 1967- Israel wins 6 day war
In 1967- Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested)
In 1967- Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages
In 1967- USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus
In 1967- Wash Senators beat Chic White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings
In 1970- Pitts Pirate Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0
In 1971- T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch
In 1971- Tricia Nixon & Edward F Cox marry at White House
In 1972- John Lennon's political "Sometime in NYC" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" & "Luck of the Irish"
In 1973- Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer
In 1977- Ground-breaking ceremonies for Pres Kennedy library
In 1978- David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
In 1979- Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min
In 1979- Kevin St Onge throws a playing card a record 185'
In 1980- Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests
In 1981- Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike
In 1982- 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park NYC
In 1986- P W Botha declares South African national emergency
In 1989- Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
In 1990- NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves
In 1990- Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
In 1990- NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning
June 12 -Birthdays
In 1519- Cosmos de Medici art patron (Accademia del Disegno)
In 1771- Patrick Gass Falling Springs PA, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
In 1819- Charles Kingsley England, clergyman/novelist (Westward Ho!)
In 1829- Johanna Spyri Switzerland, writer (Heidi)
In 1851- Oliver Joseph Lodge England, early radio pioneer
In 1885- Werner Josten Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)
In 1897- Alexandre Tansman Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique)
In 1897- Anthony Eden Earl of Avon (C), British PM (1955-57)
In 19XX- Alan Dysert Danville Ill, actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children)
In 19XX- Bernie Hamilton LA Calif, actor (Starsky & Hutch)
In 19XX- David Lain Baker Long Beach Calif, actor (Call to Glory)
In 19XX- James Healey actor (Sean Ryan-Dynasty)
In 1909- Archie Bleyer Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)
In 1912- Russell "Lucky" Hayden Chico Calif, actor (Judge Roy Bean)
In 1914- William Lundigan Syracuse NY, actor (Climax)
In 1915- David Rockefeller banker, international power broker
In 1916- Irwin Allen disaster-movie producer (Towering Inferno)
In 1917- Priscilla Lane US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace)
In 1919- Uta Hagen Germany, actres (Boys From Brazil)/teaches acting
In 1919- Vera Hruba Ralston actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder)
In 1920- Peter Jones England, actor (From a Bird's Eye View)
In 1921- James Houston Toronto, author/filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak)
In 1924- George Herbert Walker Bush (R) 43rd VP (1981-89) 41st Pres (1989- )
In 1927- Henry Slesar Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night)
In 1928- Vic Damone [Vito Farinola], Bkln, singer (the Street Where You Live)
In 1929- Anne Frank Holland, diarist/Nazi victim
In 1930- Barbara Harris famous African
In 1932- Jim Nabors Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Gomer Pyle)
In 1932- Rona Jaffe novelist (Mazes & Monsters)
In 1941- Chick Corea Chelsea Mass, jazz musician (Delhpi I, Toy Dance)
In 1941- Roy Harper Manchester, rocker (Folkjokeopus)
In 1943- Marv Albert NYC, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)
In 1943- Reg Presley rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing)
In 1944- Linda Foster Lancaster England, actress (Doris-Hank)
In 1951- Brad Delp guitarist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
In 1952- Ben E Carlos drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police)
In 1952- Dale Krantz singer (Crossings-Collis Band)
In 1952- Oliver Knussen Glasgow Scotland, composer (Chicara)
In 1952- Seigfried Brietzke German DR, coxless rower (Oly-gold-1972, 76, 80)
In 1953- Grace Jones Kingston Jamacia (she claims but actually 5/19/48)
In 1953- Rebecca Holden Austin Tx, actress (April-Knight Rider)
In 1953- Rocky Burnette Memphis, rocker (Towing the Line)
In 1957- Jim Morris impressionist/comedian (Ronald Reagan, George Bush)
In 1957- Timothy Busfield East Lansing Mich, actor (Elliot-30 Something)
In 1959- Jenilee Harrison Glendale Calif, actress (Cindy-3's Company, Dallas)
In 1962- Michael Link Provo Utah, actor (Earl-Julia)
June 12 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 1963- Medgar Evers NAACP official, murdered in Jackson, Miss at 37
In 1972- Saul David Alinsky radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
In 1980- Milburn Stone actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75
In 1983- Norma Shearer Academy Award-winner, dies at 80
In 1986- Tony Desimone combo leader (Ernie in Kovacsland), dies at 66
June 12 -Holidays
* Finland : Helsinki Day (1550)
* Phillipines : Independence Day (1898)
* Turk & Cacios Island : Constitution Day
* Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
* Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday )
* Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
* Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )
June 12 -Religious History
In 1458- In England, the College of St. Mary Magdalen was founded at Oxford University.
In 1720- Birth of Isaac Pinto, translator of the first Jewish prayerbook published in America.
In 1744- David Brainerd, 26, was ordained a missionary to the Indians in Colonial New England by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SPCK).
In 1914- The first edition of A.T. Robertson's monumental 'Grammar of the Greek New Testament' was released. Its 1400+ pages make it the largest systematic analysis of the original New Testament language ever published.
In 1950- American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'Earthly blessing is no sign of heavenly favor. Behold how many wicked prosper.'