History for August 12 - On-This-Day.com
Cecil B. DeMille 1881, Jane Wyatt 1912, Porter Wagoner 1927
Buck Owens 1929, William Goldman 1931, George Hamilton 1939 - Actor
1898 - The Spanish-American War was ended with the signing of the peace protocol. The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Hawaii was also annexed.
2000 - The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank and its 118-man crew died during naval exercises in the Barents Sea.
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