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Law and crime Hamas executes three men (of whom one was convicted of collaborating with Israel) in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Al-Arabiya) Politics Joyce Banda becomes the President of Malawi following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. (Reuters via Yahoo) The United Kingdom Home Office is subjected to an attack believed to be from the Anonymous computer hacking group. (BBC) Sport The 158th Boat ...
Disasters A state of emergency is declared in Fiji as nearly 7000 people are displaced and two people have been killed during floods with conditions set to worsen with heavy storms expected following Tropical Depression 17F. (AAP via Herald Sun) (AFP via Perth Now) Politics and elections Voters in Burma go to the polls for by-elections for 45 seats, with Aung San Suu Kyi claiming victory in ...
World Health Day. World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations. In 1948, the WHO held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the ...
April 7 is the 97th day of the ... Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news ... and playwright (d. 2012) 1918 – Bobby ...
1978 - Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. 1983 - During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. 1990 - Iran–Contra affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction was reversed on appeal).
Unix time. 1325376000 – 1356998399. 2012 ( MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. 2012 was designated as:
April 1, 1954 (Thursday) The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. South Point School was founded in Kolkata, India. It would become the largest school in the world by 1988. [ 1]
April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 2012 – J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (b. 1934)