On This Day in History November 12, 2019

Historical Events 764  Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty 1927  Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to consolidate complete power 1942  WWII Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Solomon Islands 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 Amon Göth (1908 - 1946) Charles Manson (1934 - 2017) Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902) Sun Yat-sen (1866 - 1925) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jonathan Brandis (1976 - 2003) William Holden (1918 - 1981) More Famous Deaths