History

On this day January 12

Today in History

  • 2010 An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti

    Most of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster.

  • 1991 The U.S. Congress votes for war in Iraq

    President George H. W. Bush was given the authority to use military force to expel Iraq from Kuwait.

  • 1969 Led Zeppelin releases their debut album

    The album was imaginatively named “Led Zeppelin”.

  • 1967 James Bedford is frozen with intent of future resuscitation

    Bedford was the first human to be cryonically preserved; his body awaits resuscitation in Scottsdale, Arizona.

  • 1908 The first long-distance radio message is broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in Paris

    Scientist Lee de Forest’s broadcast was heard by an audience of 50.