Monday, January 12, 2026

History for January 12

History for January 12 - On-This-Day.com 
Edmund Burke 1729
  • 1879 - The British-Zulu War began when the British invaded Zululand.
  • 1904 - Henry Ford set a new land speed record when he reached 91.37 miles per hour.
  • 1943 - The Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by 'Victory Sausages.'
  • 1966 - U.S. President Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended.
  • 1971 - "All In the Family" debuted on CBS-TV.

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