The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips. The **Salem Witch Trials** were a series of…
Tag: 12 October
12 October 1901
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of…
12 October 2012
The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five original Nobel Prizes established by the will…
12 October 2019
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. Eliud…
12 October 1928
An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children’s Hospital.
12 October 2002
Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
12 October 1810
The citizens of Munich hold the first Oktoberfest. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest’]
12 October 1773
America’s first insane asylum opens in Virginia. On October 12, 1773, Eastern State Hospital was established, the first insane asylum in what is now the…
12 October 1979
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is published. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the first of five books in the…
12 October 2002
The Bali Bombings bombs are detonated in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali. Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian tourist island…