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A bit of April 12th history…
1861 - Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by confederacy, beginning the American Civil War (pictured)
1955 - Polio vaccine tested by Dr Jonas Salk - announced it to be safe and effective
1961 - Russian cosmonaut is 1st to orbit earth
1981 - Maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Columbia
A bit of April 12th history… 1861 - Fort Sumter in South...