U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud. Date: May 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board. Date: May 12, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)

Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3,500. Date: May 12, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

A train derailment in Philadelphia, United States, kills eight people and injures more than 200. Date: May 12, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers. Date: May 12, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Middle/end of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms. Date: May 12, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Date: May 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)

In the deadliest of a series of tornadoes, an F5 tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas. Date: May 11, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)