This Day in History – May 12

1459 – The sun city was Rajasthan, Jodhpur was founded on this day.

1666 – Indian ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji was arrested in the court of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb

1906 – Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi started supporting the Home Rule for India.

1955 – On May 12 the first foundation stone of the national museum was laid

1992 – Santosh Yadav climbed Mount Everest for the first time on this day.

1777 – On May 12 the first advertisement for Ice-cream was published in Philip Lenzi in the NY Gazette

1890 –  Prizefighting was legalized in Louisiana

1908 –   Nathan B. Stubblefield Patented wireless radio broadcasting.

1921 – Today was marked as the first hospital day in the USA

1956 – Cyclone and tidal waves hit east Pakistan

1958-  Nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands performed by the USA

1967-  Pink Floyd performs 1st quadraphonic concert at the Games for May concert.

1967-  “Blowup” directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins  Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at  20th Cannes Film Festival

1950 – 500th home run hit by Ernie Banks

1993 – ABC’s “Wonder Years” final episode was aired in the Netherlands

1996 – Historic match between Yankees and Chicago White Sox. Yankees losing 8-0, came back to win 9-8.

1997 – After 400 years of a conflict peace deal between Russia & Chechnya 

2007 –  48 people killed in riots in Karachi, Pakistan that started with the arrival of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry at Karachi’s airport.

2017 – Harry styles released his first debut solo album after the breakup of One Direction

2020 – Russia became the second country with the highest Covid-19 cases after the lockdown was lifted by President Putin.

2020 – Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus plans to test all 11 million residents after recording new 6 cases.

1937 – America’s famous stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author George Carlin was born in New York

1968 –  Famous American skateboarder Tony Hawks was born in California.

1980 – Rishi Sunak is a British politician and chancellor of the Exchequer since February 2020

1981 – American actor Rami Malek was born in California on this day.

1986 – The actor starring in The WB drama Everwood and ABC’s Brothers and Sisters Emily VanCamp was born on this day