June 12 - The Day in History

June 12 : General Interest 1987: Reagan challenges Gorbachev On this day in 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany... read more American Revolution 1776 : Virginia adopts George Mason's Declaration of Rights http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/virginia-adopts-george-masons-declaration-of-rights Automotive 1940 : Edsel Ford agrees to manufacture Rolls-Royce engines for war effort http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edsel-ford-agrees-to-manufacture-rolls-royce-engines-for-war-effort Civil War 1862 : J.E.B. Stuart rides around the Union army http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeb-stuart-rides-around-the-union-army 1864 : Grant pulls out of Cold Harbor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-pulls-out-of-cold-harbor Cold War 1987 : Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-challenges-gorbachev-to-tear-down-the-berlin-wall Crime 1994 : Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nicole-brown-simpson-and-ron-goldman-murdered Disaster 1897 : Deadly quake hits India http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadly-quake-hits-india General Interest 1898 : Philippine independence declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philippine-independence-declared 1963 : Medgar Evers assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/medgar-evers-assassinated 1975 : Indira Gandhi convicted of election fraud http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indira-gandhi-convicted-of-election-fraud Hollywood 2003 : Gregory Peck dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gregory-peck-dies Literary 1942 : Anne Frank receives a diary http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-frank-receives-a-diary Music 1971 : Honey Cone earns a #1 hit with "Want Ads" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honey-cone-earns-a-1-hit-with-quotwant-adsquot Old West 1876 : Journalist headed for Little Big Horn files dispatch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/journalist-headed-for-little-big-horn-files-dispatch Presidential 1924 : George Herbert Walker Bush is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-herbert-walker-bush-is-born 1944 : John F. Kennedy receives medals http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-receives-medals Sports 1920 : Big Red sets record at Belmont Stakes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/big-red-sets-record-at-belmont-stakes Vietnam War 1965 : South Vietnamese premier resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-premier-resigns 1972 : Lavelle testifies before Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lavelle-testifies-before-congress World War I 1917 : King Constantine of Greece abdicates http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-constantine-of-greece-abdicates World War II 1940 : Paris on the verge of invasion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-on-the-verge-of-invasion

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