The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time. The Australian Aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Aboriginal artist and activist **Harold Thomas**,…
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12 July 1776
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. Captain James Cook’s third voyage (1776–1779) was primarily aimed at discovering the elusive Northwest Passage, a potential sea…
12 July 1862
The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States…
12 July 1971
The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time. The Australian Aboriginal Flag is an official flag of Australia that represents the Aboriginal people,…
12 July 1789
In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming…
12 July 2007
U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to…
12 July 1776
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_voyage_of_James_Cook’]
12 July 1967
Riots break out in Newark, New Jersey. The 1967 Newark riots was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during…
12 July 2006
The Lebanon Israel war begins. The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War and in…