JANUARY 12th
1866– The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded in London
1822– Thomas Edison’s central station on Holborn Viaduct In london began operation
1904– Henry Ford set a new land speed record when reached 91.37 miles per hour.
1908– A wireless message was sent long- distance for the first time from the Eiffel Tower in Paris
1986– Space shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first HISPANIC- AMERICAN IN SPACE, DR FRANKLIN R CHANG-DIAZ
2005– NASA launched”Deep Impact”. The spacecraft was planned to impact on Comet Tempel 1 after a six-month, 268 million-mile journey.