Wednesday, January 12, 2022

History for January 12

History for January 12 - On-This-Day.com
Herman Goering 1893
  • 1773 - The first public museum in America was established in Charleston, SC.
  • 1879 - The British-Zulu War began when the British invaded Zululand.
  • 1904 - Henry Ford set a new land speed record when he reached 91.37 miles per hour.
  • 1940 - Soviet bombers raided cities in Finland.
  • 1943 - The Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by 'Victory Sausages.'
  • 1949 - "Kukla, Fran and Ollie", the Chicago-based children's show, made its national debut on NBC-TV.
  • 1966 - U.S. President Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.

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