History Blog

April 12

Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier(“Ann Miller” 1923–2004) Sir Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury(“Tiny Tim” 1932–1996) Thomas Clancy Jr(1947–2013) David Cassidy(1950–2017) Shannen Doherty(1971–2024) ; Herbert Hancock–85 Edward O’Neill–79 David Letterman–78 Thomas Noonan–74 Andrés “Andy” García Menéndez–69 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–54 Claire Danes–46 Jennifer Morrison–46 ; 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry Truman, becomes President upon Roosevelt’s death ; 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective