On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
August 12
6 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.
Wikipedia: Night of the Murdered Poets
The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.
Wikipedia: The Troubles
Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (aircraft involved pictured) crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board, including singer Kyu Sakamoto, in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.
Wikipedia: Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).
Wikipedia: Faith, South Dakota
Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing 118 people.
Wikipedia: Russian submarine Kursk
The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
Wikipedia: Taedonggang Brewing Company