On April 12th in U S Political History
Part VI
On April 12th in 2000 It was reported that the Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream maker would be sold to Unilever Corp.
On April 12th in 2000 In Colombia police and US drug agents swept over 4 cities in “Operation Millennium II” and made 49 arrests in the country’s largest heroin ring.
On April 12th in 2001 The 24 crew members of a US spy plane arrived in Hawaii after being held for 11 days in China. President Bush blamed the Chinese for the midair collision of the US spy plane and a Chinese jet and rebuffed demands to end reconnaissance flights off the coast of China. In 2006 it was revealed that Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi ambassador to the US, negotiated the release of the crew on behalf of President Bush.
On April 12th in 2001 Maryland banned farming of genetically modified fish in waters linked to other bodies.
On April 12th in 2001 In Cincinnati Mayor Charles Luken declared a state of emergency and imposed a citywide curfew and other measures to prevent a 4th night of riots following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police.
On April 12th in 2003 The US Congress approved almost $79 billion to pay for the war in Iraq.
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