May 12: International Nurses Day; Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel (2016)
The Duke of Guise during the Day of the Barricades
- 1588 – An apparently spontaneous public uprising (pictured) arose in staunchly Catholic Paris against the moderate policies of Henry III.
- 1846 – Led by George Donner, the American pioneer group known as the Donner Party, which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevadas, left Independence, Missouri, for California.
- 1926 – The Trades Union Congress, a federation of British trade unions, announced that it would end its week-long general strike "in defence of [coal] miners' wages and hours".
- 1968 – The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the Vietnam War for the Australian Army.
- 2006 – A cartoon that allegedly compared Iranian Azeris to cockroaches was published in an Iranian magazine, sparking riots throughout the country.
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