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Laurent Gbagbo The Fukushima I nuclear accidents to level 7, the highest on the International Nuclear Event Scale . Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) is arrested after a months-long standoff with Alassane Ouattara . At least 12 people are killed and over 100 injured in a bomb attack on the Metro in Minsk, Belarus. France implements its controversial ban on face covering. failure . In golf, South African Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters Tournament. American film director Sidney Lumet dies at the age of 86. Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
April 12: Rama Navami begins (Hinduism, 2011); Cosmonautics Day in Russia; Yuri's Night Western Roman Emperor at the third or twelfth mile from Rome . 1831 – The Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, collapsed, reportedly owing to a mechanical resonance induced by troops marching over the bridge in step. 1861 – Confederate forces began firing at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, starting the American Civil War. Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched. 1961 – Aboard Vostok 3KA-3, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (pictured) became the first man to enter outer space, completing one orbit in a time of 108 minutes. spam . More anniversaries: April 11 – April 12 – April 13 List of historical anniversaries It is now April 12, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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A c. 1890

Korean Peninsula

and the lack of paved roads, gamas were preferred over wheeled vehicles.

Artist: Unknown; Restoration: Lise Broer

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