December 12 in History
1936
December 12, 1936:The Xi'an Incident begins with General Chang Hsüeh-liang seizing Chiang Kai-shek, a Chinese nationalist leader for choosing to fight Chinese communists instead of the Japanese.
1964
December 12, 1964:Kenya officially becomes a republic.
1966
December 12, 1966:The British biographical drama film, “A Man for All Seasons” is released.
1970
December 12, 1970:“The Tears of a Clown”, a song by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, reaches the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
1977
December 12, 1977:The American dance drama film, “Saturday Night Fever” is released.
1980
December 12, 1980:A notebook with handwritten texts by artist Leonardo da Vinci is sold to Armand Hammer, an oil tycoon, at an auction for $5,126,000.
2000
December 12, 2000:The US Supreme Court awards the presidency to George W. Bush following a dispute about the vote recount in Florida.
2009
December 12, 2009:Annise Parker wins the Houston mayoral election, making the city the largest in the US to have an openly gay mayor.
2014
December 12, 2014:Television personality and music artist Nick Cannon files for divorce from singer Mariah Carey.
2015
December 12, 2015:Representatives from 195 countries adopt the language for the climate change agreement known as the Paris Agreement.