12 January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 12 day of 2016. There are 345 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1876 Jack London, American author   1893 Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader   1896 Tommy Handley, Comedian   1916 P.W Botha, South African politician   1932 Des O'Connor, Singer & entertainer   1944 Joe Frazier, American heavyweight boxer   1965 Mark Moore, Of 'S-Express' Events:   1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded in London   1897 Isaac Pitman, the English inventor of shorthand, died   1960 Kenya ended its State of Emergency, after being in force for eight years   1970 The first ever Boeing 747, 'Jumbo Jet', landed at Heathrow airport   1987 Prince Edward resigned from the Royal Marines   1990 Martial Law was lifted in Beijing, China   1992 US Congress authorised military strikes against Iraq, for its invasion of Kuwait   1993 Widespread violence and unrest continued in Bombay, India   1994 The National Westminster Bank announced large scale job cuts