April 12th Traditional Cache
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This continues the "This Day in History" series. This should be a quick park and grab.
April 12th
According to Wikipedia and other sources, on April 12th:
1861 – American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.
1954 – Bill Haley and the Comets record "Rock Around the Clock"
1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
1961 – The Russian (Soviet) cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place - the STS-1 mission.
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