Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. Date: January 12, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. Date: January 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. Date: January 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. Date: January 12, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…

Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. Date: January 12, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Date: January 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. Date: January 12, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. Date: January 12, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. Date: January 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day. Date: January 12, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)