13 famous events which occurred on April 12 ...
1. 1999 - US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit
2. 2014 - The new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate for treating Hepatitis C, is announced
3. 1981 - The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place
4. 1992 - Euro Disney opens in Marne-la-Vallee France
5. 1970 - Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board
6. 1969 - Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
7. 1937 - Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft
8. 1606 - England adopts the Union Flag, replaced in 1801 by current Union Flag/Union Jack
9. 1877 - The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal