Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2008 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Oct 12, 1492: Columbus landed in present-day Bahamas.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-12 <![CDATA[Oct 12, 1960: Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev created a disturbance at the U.N. General Assembly by pounding his desk with his shoe.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-12 <![CDATA[Oct 12, 1964: The Soviets launched Voskhod I, the first space capsule to carry three people into orbit.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-12 More events from This Day in History: Oct 12 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-12