on this date
January 12, 2017
On this date in 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7 earthquake. The death toll may have been between 46,000 and 85,000.
In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court gave police broad authority to stop and question persons who run at the sight of policemen.
In 1995, the daughter of Malcolm X was charged with conspiracy to murder Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
On Jan. 12, 1915, the United States House of Representatives rejected a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow women citizens to vote.
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