It happened on a… April 12

1992

Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France.

56th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd.

1980

Terry Fox 1958-1981 dips his artificial leg into the Atlantic in St. John’s Newfoundland to start his cross-country ‘Marathon of Hope’, backed by the Canadian Cancer Society, to raise money for cancer research.

1976

Anne Rice’s debut novel “Interview with a Vampire” is published by Knopf.

1966

1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam.

1961

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)

1960

Maurice (Rocket) Richard scores his last NHL goal before retiring, helping his Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.

1954

Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around Clock”.

1898

John Moodie from Hamilton, On, imports a Winton automobile, first gasoline-powered automobile brought to Canada.

1892

George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter.

1872

Winnipeg hit with record 33 cm of snow.

1861

Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War.

1606

England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag.