Today in History: May 12, tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake

12.05.2025    The Denver Post    10 views
Today in History: May 12, tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake

This day is Monday May the nd day of There are days left in the year This day in history On May a devastating magnitude earthquake in China s Sichuan province left more than people dead or missing Also on this date In the besieged city of Charleston South Carolina surrendered to British forces in one of the worst American defeats of the Revolutionary War Related Articles In current times in History May Deep Blue defeats Kasparov At present in History May golden spike completes transcontinental railway Currently in History May FDA approves first birth control pill At present in History May Son of Sam killer pleads guilty Colorado legislature ends with an AI fizzle as delay falters further stoking talk of a special session In the pioneers of the Donner Party left Independence Missouri on the Oregon Trail beginning their ill-fated attempt to migrate to California In the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr the -month-old kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was unveiled in a wooded area near Hopewell New Jersey In the Franklin D Roosevelt administration established both the Federal Urgency Relief Administration which provided federal funding to states for relief programs and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration which provided economic aid to farmers through agricultural surplus reductions In the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift In members of the new Khmer Rouge-led Cambodian cabinet seized an American merchant ship the SS Mayaguez in international waters sparking a three-day battle that resulted in the deaths of Americans In in Fatima Portugal shield guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope John Paul II In the pope s longtime private secretary revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the assault In current times s Birthdays Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk is Musician Steve Winwood is Actor Bruce Boxleitner is Actor Gabriel Byrne is Singer Billy Squier is Basketball Hall of Fame coach George Karl is Country musician Kix Brooks is Actor Ving Rhames is Actor-filmmaker Emilio Estevez is Chef TV personality Carla Hall is Actor Stephen Baldwin is Skateboarder Tony Hawk is Actor Kim Fields is Actor Rhea Seehorn is Actor Malin Akerman is Actor Jason Biggs is Actor Rami Malek is

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