WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023

1906 - Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France

1914 - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox

1920 - Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep

1933 - Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33per hour)

1950 - ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw

1960 - Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence

1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs

1962 -Rolling Stones firstt performance (Marquee Club, London)

1966 - Race riot in Chicago

1967 - 23 die in Newark race rebellion

1967 - 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0

1967 - Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1,000 arrested

1970 - Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky

1977 - First free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise

1984 - Geraldine Ferraro, NY became first woman major-party VP candidate

1985 - Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon