Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Date: June 12, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule. Date: June 12, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. Date: June 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai near the Eastern Province town of Batticaloa. Date: June 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

In modern Russia's first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia. Date: June 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida. Date: June 12, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Date: June 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests. Date: June 12, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Between 1,095 and 1,700 Shia Iraqi people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. It is the second deadliest act of terrorism in history, only behind 9/11. Date: June 12, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12…