This Day in History for August 12 – ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Premieres and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1851 – Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine (More info)

1898 – An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War (More info)

1939 – ‘The Wizard of Oz’ world-premieres in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (More info)

1985 – In the world’s worst single-aircraft disaster, a Japan Airlines 747 crashes into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 of the 524 aboard (More info)

1990 – Fossil-hunter Susan Hendrickson finds the largest-ever Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a 65 million-year-old specimen dubbed ‘Sue’ after its discoverer (More info)