What happened on this day in history—November 12
1775 – Abigail Adams Leads Rhetorical Charge Against Britain
1799 – First Meteor Shower on Record
1864 – The Destruction of Atlanta Begins
1969 – Seymour Hersh Breaks My Lai Massacre Story
1979 – Jimmy Carter Shuts Down Oil Imports from Iran
1954 – Ellis Island Closes
1982 – Yuri Andropov Assumes Power in the Soviet Union
1990 – Akihito Enthroned as Emperor of Japan
2001 – Plane Crashes in Rockaway, New York
2004 – Scott Peterson Convicted of Murder
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