Today in History Wednesday 08/12/2026

30 BC    Cleopatra dies by suicide after her forces are defeated by Octavian who later becomes emperor of Rome 
1938    Hitler promotes child bearing by awarding the Mother's Cross encouraging population growth in Germany 
1939    "The Wizard of Oz" starrring Judy Garland premieres in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 
1964    Charlie Wilson, who participated in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 escaped from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England 
1990    Susan Hendrickson discovers skeleton of Tyurannosaurus rex in South Dakota 
2000    The "Kursk", a russian submarine sank with 118 aboard in the Barents Sea. There were no survivors 
2014    Lauren Bacall died in New York City at age 89 after a career of slmost 70 years 
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