Historical Events for 12th April 2023

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1204 - 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople
1787 - Philadelphia's Free African Society forms
1864 - Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tennessee
1909 - Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium), baseball's first steel and concrete stadium, opens; Athletics win 8-1 against Boston Red Sox
1935 - First flight of the Bristol Blenheim
1938 - 1st US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses (NY)
1955 - 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1966 - 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam
1990 - Anime TV series "Moomin", based on Moomin children's books by Tove Jansson 1st appears on Tokyo TV
2022 - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologies and is fined for attending parties during COVID-19 lockdown - first premier to be sanctioned for breaking the law

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