On This Day in History November 12, 2018

Historical Events 764  Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, capital of Chinese Tang Dynasty, occupy for fifteen days 1927  Leon Trotsky expelled from Soviet Communist Party, paving way for Joseph Stalin 1942  Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Solomon Islands (WWII) 1968  US Supreme Court: Epperson v. Arkansas, court declares unconstitutional Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools 1970  Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles Manson (1934 - 2017) Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902) Neil Young 73rd Birthday Sun Yat-sen (1866 - 1925) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jonathan Brandis (1976 - 2003) William Holden (1918 - 1981) More Famous Deaths