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) ; Herbert Hancock–78 Edward O’Neill–72 David Letterman–71 David Cassidy–68 Thomas Noonan–67 Andrés “Andy” García Menéndez–62 Shannen Doherty–47 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–47 Claire Danes–39 Jennifer Morrison–39 ; 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