On This Day November 12th

  OTD

November 12th is the three hundredth sixteenth day of the year, and there are 49 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1439 – Plymouth became the first town to be incorporated by the English Parliament.

1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.

1912 – The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

1927 – Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.

1941—World War II: Temperatures around Moscow dropped to −12 °C (10 °F) as the Soviet Union launched ski troops against the freezing German forces near the city for the first time.

1954 – Ellis Island ceases operations.

1970 – The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.

1980 – The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.

2003 – Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometers per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.

 

Birthdays

1528 – Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)

1606 – Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (d. 1673)

1729 – Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (d. 1811)

1774 – Charles Bell, Scottish surgeon and artist (d. 1842)

1815 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (d. 1902)

1840 – Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker (d. 1917)

1924 – Sam Jones, American bassist, cellist, and composer (d. 1981)

1929 – Grace Kelly, American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco (d. 1982)

1944 – Booker T. Jones, American pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, and producer

1944 – Al Michaels, American sportscaster

1964 – David Ellefson, American bass player and songwriter

1988 – Russell Westbrook, American basketball player

 

Holiday Highlight

 American Fancy Rat & Mouse Day

Many people dislike rats and mice due to their tendency to damage property and spread diseases. However, lab rats and mice, known as fancy rats and mice, are exceptions; they are intelligent, adorable, and clean.

The organized hobby of fancy rats began on October 24, 1901, when Mary Douglas sought permission to showcase her pet rats at the National Mouse Club exhibition in Aylesbury, England.

The American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association (A.F.R.M.A.), founded in 1983, promotes these animals as excellent pets and educates the public on their positive qualities and proper care.

Competitive shows are held four times a year in Southern California, where animals are evaluated based on official standards. A.F.R.M.A. also organizes fun pet shows and information booths, encouraging appreciation of fancy rats and mice, particularly on Fancy Rat & Mouse Day.

 

Holidays And Observance

AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Day  

Chicken Soup for the Soul Day

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day

Happy Hour Day

National French Dip Day

National Pizza with Everything Day (Except Anchovies)

National Young Reader's Day  

World Pneumonia Day

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