THURSDAY, June 12, 2025

1830-Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch

1864-Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War, ends with a Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat in Louisa County, Virginia

1931-Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury

1942-Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam

1964-Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa

2018-Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump - first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent U.S. President have ever met