07-12-2005, 05:12 AM
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July 12th
1536 ~ Death of Erasmus, Dutch Writer & Philosopher.
1690 ~ William of Orange's army won the Battle of the Boyne.
1730 ~ Birthday of Josiah Wedgwood, English Potter.
1773 ~ Death of Johann Joachim Quantz, German Flutist & Composer.
1817 ~ Birthday of Henry David Thoreau, American Writer & Philosopher.
1862 ~ Medal of Honor authorized by the U.S. Congress.
1904 ~ Birthday of Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician.
1933 ~ U.S. Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the U.S.
1943 ~ The largest tank engagement of WWII took place, part of the Battle of Kursk
1979 ~ The island nation of Kiribati became independent.
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