Historical Events for 12th August 2026

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1813 - Robert Southey is appointed British Poet Laureate by King George III
1863 - First cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC
1959 - First ship firing of a Polaris missile from Observation Island
1977 - For the second consecutive day, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid
2007 - Bulk carrier M/V New Flame collides with oil tanker Torm Gertrud at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar and ends up partially submerged
2008 - American super-swimmer Michael Phelps wins his third of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics when he wins the 200 m freestyle in a world record time of 1:42.96
2015 - Former US President Jimmy Carter reveals that he has cancer
2020 - Yemeni authorities say at least 172 people died in floods caused by torrential rains, which also destroy historic buildings in Sanaa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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