This Day in History: May 12, 2024
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1870
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1932
The body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's kidnapped baby was found.
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1937
Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
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1943
Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.
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1949
The Soviet blockade that prompted the Berlin airlift was ended.
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1970
Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, swatted his 500th home run.
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2002
Former president Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president (in or out of office) to visit Fidel Castro's Cuba.
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2008
Tens of thousands killed and thousands injured when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan Provinces in western China.
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2012
The 2012 World Expo began in Yeosu, South Korea.
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