Person report

★12 Sep 1952
Three boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S., reported seeing a 10 ft tall monster in the woods as they were investigating a UFO.

★01 Dec 1959
Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.

★19 May 1962
Actress Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" during a televised celebration for U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

★31 Dec 1965
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

★12 Feb 1968
Vietnam War: Unarmed citizens in Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất village were massacred, allegedly by South Korean Marines.

★23 Mar 1968
The My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam.

★28 Apr 1973
The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, entered the Billboard 200, and went on to spend a record 937 weeks on the chart.

★23 Jun 1982
Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

★12 Mar 1989
Tim Berners-Lee issued the first proposal for what would become the World Wide Web, when he wrote a document to CERN with details of an information-management system.

★26 Apr 1989
A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh, killing an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.

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