Herald & Review Almanac for April 12
Todayâs Highlight in History: On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, at age 63; he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman. On April 12: In 1861, the Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. In 1877, the catcherâs mask was first used in a baseball game by James Tyng of Harvard in a game against the Lynn Live Oaks. In 1955, the Salk vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective. In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space, orbi...
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