Here are some of the great historical events that happened today, October 12th, in history!
| 1492 | Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas. |
| 1576 | Rudolf II, the king of Hungary and Bohemia, succeeds his father, Maximillian II, as Holy Roman Emperor. |
| 1609 | The song “Three Blind Mice” is published in London, believed to be the earliest printed secular song.  |
| 1702 | Admiral Sir George Rooke defeats the French fleet off Vigo. |
