TODAY 12 MAY IN HISTORY:
RAC FOUNDED 1897,
AGATHA CHRISTIE,CRIME NOVELIST DIED 1976,
BIRTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1809,
PAUL MEcCARTENY MARRIED LINDA 1969,
BIRTH OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 1820,
NELSON MANDELA SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA 1962,
FORD'S FIRST MODEL T PRODUCED IN DETROIT 1908,
17000 YEAR OLD CAVE PAINTING DISCOVERED IN LASCAUX FRANCE 1940,
COLUMBUS LANDS ON ISLAND HIS NAME SAN SALVADOR 1492,
FIRST RECORDED METEOR SHOWER 1799,
MARCONI RECEIVED THE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC RADIO SIGNAL 1901