A day rich in history
April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces open fire on Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, beginning the American Civil War.
April 12, 1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
April 12, 1961 - Major Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Air Force becomes the first human being to orbit the earth.
April 12, 1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
April 12, 1961 - Major Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Air Force becomes the first human being to orbit the earth.