CoM Moderators Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1545 - French King Francis I orders the Waldensian Protestants of the village of Mérindol to be punished, setting off a massacre 1892 - George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter 1916 - Irish nationalist activist and poet Roger Casement boards submarine U-19 at Wilmshaven, Germany, bound for a rendezvous with the Aud at Tralee 1924 - WLS-AM in Chicago begins radio transmissions 1930 - Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days 1955 - Polio vaccine tested by Jonas Salk announced to be 'safe and effective' and is given full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration 1979 - Soyuz 33 returns to Earth 1998 - 62nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Mark O'Meara claims his first major title with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by 1 stroke from David Duval and Fred Couples 2020 - Huge storm system produces more than 40 tornadoes in the US from Texas to South Carolina killing 32 people across six states 2023 - US Environmental Protection Agency proposes landmark set of pollution regulations to drive down greenhouse-gas emissions, including electric vehicles making up 67% of new passenger-car sales by 2032 More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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