Historical Events for 12th January 2024

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1924 - History of Science Society organized at Boston
1943 - Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat and soy meal)
1945 - German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
1950 - Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded with Martin Luther King Jr. as leader at Ebenezer Church in Atlanta
1971 - Congressional Black Caucus organizes
1974 - "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1
1998 - Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
2007 - Comet McNaught reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years.
2010 - Colombia officially leaves the recession after achieving 2% economic growth in the last quarter of 2009

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