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Friday, 12 June 2026
1945 General Eisenhower is shown the inaugural cave where the Nazis hoarded $250 million in captured treasures, one half-mile under the earth's surface. 
1945 Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth.
1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63.
1946 Syria gains independence from France
1946 August Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67.
1947 Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
1951 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day.
1951 Harold Vincent Milligan, composer, dies at 62
1952 In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament.
1953 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan claims, shooting a 274.
1954 Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock".
1954 In this year, Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll".
1954 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead claims, shooting a 289.
1954 Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89.
1955 Salk polio vaccine safe and effective;
1955 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1956 Andy Garcia, American actor is born.
1959 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60.
1961 In this year, Ray Charles claims 4 Grammys
1961 Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin is recorded as becoming inaugural person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1) I have a book issued by the USSR on his flight
1961 Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin is recorded as becoming person to orbit Earth UFO theorists start talking about government conspiracies
1961 Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50
1962 U.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H).
1963 Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK.
1963 Birmingham police use dogs and cattle prods on peaceful demonstrators
1965 Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at 43.
1966 Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck
1966 Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed.
1969 In this year, Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer".
1972 C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57
1974 Carl Jaffe, dies at 72
1975 In this year, Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved"
1975 Operation Eagle Pull evacuation from Cambodia.
1975 Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68
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