On this day: November 12

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1973 • neutral • 6 views

UN General Assembly Condemns South African Apartheid Regime

Delegates at a United Nations General Assembly session in the early 1970s, with desks and placards showing country names, capturing a moment of international debate over apartheid policies.

On 12 November 1973 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies, reinforcing international censure and expanding measures aimed at isolating the Pretoria government.

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1985 • neutral • 6 views

Japan Airlines Flight 123: Deadliest Single-Aircraft Accident in History

Wreckage site on a steep, forested slope of Mount Takamagahara with rescue vehicles and personnel; overcast sky, debris scattered across terrain.

On 12 November 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123, a Boeing 747SR, suffered a catastrophic structural failure and crashed into Mount Takamagahara, killing 520 of the 524 people on board—the deadliest single-aircraft accident on record.

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2008 • neutral • 6 views

European markets plunge as global debt fears roil investors

Traders on a European exchange floor watching large screens showing falling stock indices and bond yield charts during a market sell-off in November 2008.

Global concerns over sovereign and corporate debt sparked heavy selling across European stock markets on 12 November 2008, driving steep index losses and renewed calls for coordinated policy responses to stabilize financial systems.

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1985 • neutral • 6 views

South African government declares nationwide state of emergency in November 1985

Police and military vehicles on a wide township street during the 1980s state of emergency in South Africa, with barricades and groups of people at a distance under overcast sky.

On 12 November 1985, South Africa’s apartheid government declared a nationwide state of emergency, deploying expanded security powers and detentions amid escalating anti-apartheid protests and violence.

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1970 • neutral • 6 views

1970 Bhola Cyclone in Bangladesh Kills Hundreds of Thousands

Coastal villages in the Ganges Delta inundated by storm surge waters after the 1970 Bhola cyclone, showing flooded low-lying land, damaged huts and debris along muddy shoreline.

On November 12, 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck the densely populated Ganges Delta in what was then East Pakistan, producing a storm surge that inundated low-lying coastal areas and caused one of the deadliest tropical cyclone disasters in recorded history.

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