This Day in History

April 12th in History

The Great Locomotive Chase begins! In other news, Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, the polio vaccine is announced, and Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human being in space. It's the birthday of Tom Clancy, Herbie Hancock, and Tiny Tim; FDR, Joe Louis, Josephine Baker, and Boss Tweed died. Happy Cerealia!

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Quote of the Day

"Wars are started by frightened men. They fear war, but more than that, they fear what will happen if they don't start one."

Tom Clancy, writer born April 12, 1947