This Day in History May 12

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May 12

1777 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-New York Gazette)
1780 Charleston SC falls to the British (Revolutionary War)
1789 Society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers
1792 Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented
1863 Battle of Raymond MS
1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
1864 Battle of Todd's Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid)
1864 Butler attacks Drewry's Bluff on James River (Fort Darling)
1864 US Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to Brigadier-General
1865 Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas
1870 Manitoba becomes a province of Canada
1898 Louisiana adopts new constitution
1908 Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield
1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act-to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies
1940 German tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug
1940 Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River
1941 Great British convoy marches into Alexandria
1942 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River
1943 German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender
1944 900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Br?x
1944 Krim purged of Nazi troops
1968 North Vietnamese forces attack Australian troops; beginning the Battle of Coral?Balmoral
1969 Kenneth H Wallis achieved record speed for an autogiro-179 KPH
1975 US merchant ship Mayaguez seized by Cambodian forces
1980 1st nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)
 

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