On April 12th in U S Political History
Part III
On April 12th in 1963 Police used dogs and cattle prods on peaceful civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama.
On April 12th in 1966 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam took place.
On April 12th in 1975 The US removed its embassy personnel from Phnom Penh. Some of Cambodia's most senior government ministers, including the Acting President, Saukham Khoy, were among the evacuees.
On April 12th in 1981 The first space shuttle, Columbia, carrying astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on its first test flight. It was designated STS-1
On April 12th in 1983 Chicagoans went to the polls to elect Harold Washington the city's first black mayor.
On April 12th in 1985 Sen. Jake Garn of Utah became the first senator to fly in space as the shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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