Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In May - 12
Thursday, 13 March 2025
1984 On this day in history "White Horse" by Laid Back hits #26 
1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 41-D on May - 12.
1984 France performs nuclear test on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on the same hole
1984 South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for first time in 22 years on May - 12.
1984 World of Rivers world exposition opens in New Orleans on May - 12.
1984 On May - 12 doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure
1985 On this day in history amy Eilberg is ordained in New York as first woman Conservative rabbi
1985 Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies on this day in history.
1986 On May - 12 fred Markham (US), unpaced & unaided by wind, is first to pedal 65 mph on a level course, Big Sand Flat CA
1986 Kristeen Garcia is born on this day in history.
1986 On May - 12 president Reagan appoints Dr James C Fletcher NASA Administrator
1986 On May - 12 elisabeth Bergner, dies at 85
1987 On this day in history victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53
1989 "Entertainment Tonight" performs their 2,000th TV performance on May - 12.
1989 On this day in history retired British pilot Jack Mann is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists
1989 Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81 on May - 12.
1990 On May - 12 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay (Andrew Dice Clay hosts)
1990 On May - 12 comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million
1990 Nora Dunn & Sinead O'Connor boycott Saturday Night Live to protest Andrew "Dice" Clay's hosting on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history a new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1992 On May - 12 the first Belgian woman (Ingrid Baeyens) to ascend Mount Everest
1992 On this day in history joe Burke, president (KC Royals), dies at 68, dies
1993 On May - 12 final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands
1993 On this day in history last broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV
1993 On May - 12 nBC TV airs the final episode of the hit comedy Cheers
1993 On this day in history parma wins 33rd Europe Cup II
1994 On May - 12 alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur, dies at 91
1995 On May - 12 dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)
1997 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea on this day in history.
1997 Russia & Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is first to swim from Cuba to Florida
1997 Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami on May - 12.
2005 On this day in history an election was held in the Cayman Islands 7 months later than originally scheduled due to Hurricane Ivan. It resulted in a change of government, with the United Democratic Party giving four seats to the then-opposition People's Progressive Movement in the 15 member Legislative Assembly.
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