April 12: US Colonists Arrive on the Pacific Coast, FDR Passes Away and Yuri Gagarin Orbits Earth

On This Day in History April 12, 2020 Historical Events 1204  4th Crusade occupies & plunders Constantinople 1811  1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington 1872  Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) 1927  Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai 1961  Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays David Letterman 73rd Birthday Grenville M. Dodge (1831 - 1916) Henry Clay (1777 - 1852) Shannen Doherty 49th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) Joe Louis (1914 - 1981) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for April 6 - 12 What year was the 1st modern Olympics? Who established the 1st European settlement in South Africa in 1652? Did Peter the Great end a tax on beards in 1722? Take the Quiz You Might Like You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand