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) ; Herbert Hancock–82 Edward O’Neill–76 David Letterman–75 Thomas Noonan–71 Andrés “Andy” García Menéndez–66 Shannen Doherty–51 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–51 Claire Danes–43 Jennifer Morrison–43 ; 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