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timeanddate.com Sign in Home On This Day On This Day in History – 12 Tháng mườiWhat Happened on 12 Tháng mười?1979 – Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Hits the BookstoresThe first in a “trilogy of five”, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, or H2G2, is a popular comedy science fiction novel that was first created as a radio show in 1978 for BBC Radio 4. The show and the book follow the intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent, who escapes the Earth’s destruction. He is accompanied by several other characters including an alien called Ford Prefect, Marvin the depressed robot, and the Vogons who are responsible for destroying the Earth.1968 – Equatorial Guinea Gains Independence The African republic was part of the Spanish Empire since the late 1700s. Known as Spanish Guinea, the country became independent and changed its name to Equatorial Guinea under the leadership of President Francisco Macías Nguema. In 1972, Nguema proclaimed himself president for life. 1964 – First Multi Person Space FlightSoviet spacecraft Voskhod 1 carried 3 cosmonauts for the first time to space. It was also the first time the crew did not wear any space suits for the duration of the flight. 1960 – Nikita Khrushchev's Famous Shoe Pounding Incident The First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union removed his shoe and pounded it on the table during a UN General Assembly meeting in New York. The incident was thought to be a response to comments about freedoms in Eastern Europe made by the Filipino delegate, Lorenzo Sumulong. 1492 – Christopher Columbus Steps Foot on the New WorldTwo months after he had set sail from Spain with crews on 3 ships – the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Santa Clara, Columbus spotted land that he believed was Japan. He had, in fact, stepped foot on what is now the Bahamas. Claiming that he was the first one to set sight on the lands, he declared the lands as being owned by the Spanish empire. Births on 12 Tháng mười1968 – Hugh JackmanAustralian actor, producer1875 – Aleister CrowleyEnglish magician, author1866 – Ramsay MacDonaldScottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom1798 – Pedro I of Brazil Emperor of Brazil, King of Portugal1537 – Edward VI of England King of England and IrelandDeaths on 12 Tháng mười1999 – Wilt ChamberlainAmerican basketball player1997 – John DenverAmerican singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor1971 – Dean AchesonAmerican lawyer, politician, 51st United States Secretary of State1946 – Joseph StilwellAmerican general1870 – Robert E. LeeAmerican generalChange Date:
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