The 2006 Lebanon War begins. Date: July 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. Date: July 12, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. Date: July 12, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. Date: July 12, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)

Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three. Date: July 12, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. Date: July 11, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)

The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship. Date: July 11, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. Date: July 11, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)