October 12th:
2001 - A special episode of America's Most Wanted was aired that focused on 22 wanted terrorists. The show was specifically requested by U.S. President George W. Bush.
1997 - John Denver ("Rocky Mountain High", "Country Roads", "Sunshine on My Shoulder", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy") was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, CA. He was 53 years old.
1997 - A Backstreet Boys concert in a central Madrid square was cancelled by city officials. 300 girls had to be treated after fainting in the heat. More than 7,000 fans came to the event that expected no more than 5,000.
1970 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" debuted on Broadway.
1938 - Filming began on "The Wizard of Oz."
1492 - Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain. In all his travels, Columbus or his crews never set foot on mainland North or South America.
Josh Hutcherson ("Zathura", "RV") 1992
Kirk Cameron (TV: "Growing Pains", movie: "Left Behind") 1970
Hugh Jackman ("X-Men") 1968
Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida on "24") 1962
Sally Ride (First American woman in space) 1951
Luciano Pavarotti (sang opera with The Three Tenors) 1935
Last edited by Xray; 13th October 2006 at 05:41 PM.
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