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–79 Edward O’Neill–73 David Letterman–72 David Cassidy–69 Thomas Noonan–68 Andrés “Andy” García Menéndez–63 Shannen Doherty–48 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–48 Claire Danes–40 Jennifer Morrison–40 ; 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