Bali Bombing
On 12 October 2002, a deadly act of terrorism occurred in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The first bomb exploded inside Paddy's Irish Pub on the Kuta Beach tourist … (more...)
October 12
This Day in History
2002
2001
Escape Artist’s First Prison Breakout
On this day in 2001, French criminal Pascal Payet staged the first of three daring prison escapes using a hijacked helicopter. Born on 7 July 1963, in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, Payet quickly … (more...)
1999
The Day of Six Billion
At the end of the last millennium, 12 October 1999 was declared "The Day of 6 Billion"—the day on which the proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world was born—by the United Nations. They even … (more...)
1492
Columbus Reaches the New World
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing that he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day, and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of … (more...)
