January 12
What happened on January 12 in history
3 events fall on January 12, from 1908 to 2010. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on January 12
1908
A long-distance radio message crosses the Atlantic
Wireless telegraphy carries signals from the Eiffel Tower far out to sea.
1966
Batman's Adam West debuts on television
The camp series makes a comic-book character prime-time entertainment.
2010
The Haiti earthquake strikes
A magnitude 7.0 quake near Port-au-Prince kills more than a hundred thousand people.