January 12, 2015

January 12th in History Part VII


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On January 12th in 1986 - Space shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first Hispanic-American in space, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.

On January 12th in 1990 - Rev Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst district of Brooklyn

On January 12th in 1991 - The U.S. Congress passed a resolution authorizing President Bush to use military power to force Iraq out of Kuwait.

On January 12th in 1995 - The Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA

On January 12th in 1996 - Russian troops arrived in Bosnia in a joint operation with the US

On January 12th in 1998 - Tyson Foods Inc. pled guilty to giving $12,000 to former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy. Tyson was fined $6 million.


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