July 12 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 12
In the headlines today:

2003	Jazz great Benny Carter, renowned as a composer, saxophonist, orchestra leader and arranger, dies at age 95.
1996	Minnesota Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett announces his retirement, due to vision problems brought on by glaucoma.
1996	Longtime NBC Evening News anchor John Chancellor dies of cancer at age 68.
1993	A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing nearly 200 people.
1984	US Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) is selected as the running mate of Democrat party presidential candidate Walter Mondale. Did you know? Ferraro was the first woman VP candidate ever selected by a major political party.
1983	U2 guitarist The Edge (Dave Evans) marries Aislinn O'Sullivan.
1979	Singer Minnie Riperton (Loving You) dies of breast cancer at age 31.
1973	Character actor Lon Chaney, Jr., dies in San Clemente, California, at age 67.
1960	The Etch-A-Sketch children's toy is sold for the first time. Did you know? Over 100 million Etch-A-Sketches have been sold since they were first introduced!
1951	Allie Reynolds pitches a no-hitter to help the NY Yankees beat Cleveland, 1-0.
1912	Queen Elizabeth becomes the first foreign feature-length film released to US theaters.
1862	The Medal of Honor is authorized by the US Congress.
1543	King Henry VIII of England marries wife number six: Catherine Parr.