King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom are crowned in Westminster Abbey. Date: May 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. Date: May 12, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. Date: May 12, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. Date: May 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral. Date: May 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez. Date: May 12, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order. Date: May 12, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Date: May 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…