On This Day in History April 12, 2019

Historical Events 1204  4th Crusade occupies & plunders Constantinople 1811  1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington 1872  Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) 1927  Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai 1961  Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays David Letterman 72nd Birthday Henry Clay (1777 - 1852) Herbie Hancock 78th Birthday Shannen Doherty 48th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) Joe Louis (1914 - 1981) More Famous Deaths April 13: Hallelujah! Music That Moved a King Few can fail to be moved by Handel's Messiah oratorio, culminating in the Hallelujah Chorus. It was even said to have brought a king to his feet. Read the Article