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1992

Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallée, France.

56th Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, two strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd.

1980

Terry Fox (1958–1981) begins his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The one-legged runner aims to cross Canada to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

1976

Anne Rice publishes her first novel, Interview with a Vampire.

1966

First U.S. B-52 bombing raid on North Vietnam.

1961

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 1.

1960

Maurice Richard scores his last goal in the NHL. The Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2.

1954

Bill Haley and the Comets record the song “Rock Around the Clock.”

1898

John Moodie of Hamilton, Ontario, imports the first automobile into Canada.

1892

George C. Blickensderfer invents the portable typewriter.

1872

Winnipeg is hit by a record snowfall of 33 cm.

1861

Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by Confederate forces, marking the start of the American Civil War.

1606

England adopts its flag, the Union Jack.

It happened on… April 12

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