June 12 Historical Events

The following events took place on June 12. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 45 events. Showing 31 - 45.

• 1972
  The fast food restaurant chain Popeyes is founded in Arabi, Louisiana.
• 1978
  David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam” killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
• 1979
  Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
• 1987
  The Central African Republic’s former Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
• 1987
  Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
• 1990
  Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
• 1991
  Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of the republic.

• 1991
  1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
• 1993
  An election takes place in Nigeria which and is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida.
• 1994
  Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in wrongful death civil suit.
• 1994
  The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
• 1996
  In Philadelphia, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet.
• 1997
  Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
• 1999
  Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
• 2009
  A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide ranging protests in Iran and around the world.