January 12th

Today's Highlight in History:
On January 12th, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against law-school applicants because of race.

On this date:
In 1519, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian the First died.

In 1773, the first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, South Carolina.

In 1915, the US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

In 1932, Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the US Senate.

In 1942, President Roosevelt created the National War Labor Board.

In 1945, during World War Two, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe.

In 1964, leftist rebels in Zanzibar began their successful revolt against the government.