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Let’s See What History Has Served Up On The 12th Of June

The 12th of June 1923 was a quiet day in the office for Harry Houdini as he dangled 12m above the streets of New York and wriggled out of a straitjacket.

The law caught up with the late, great Al Capone in 1931 as he was indicted on 5000 counts amid claims he’d bootlegged 75-million gallons of beer.

The 12th of June in 1902 was a big day in Aussie history with women finally getting the right to vote.

In 1991, Boris Yeltzin became the first popularly elected leader of Russia.

In 1981, audiences got their first glimpse of Indiana Jones when Raiders of the Lost Ark hit screens.

On this day in 2019, scientists in China discovered that people were smoking weed 2,500 years ago.

In 1979, friend of the show Bryan Allen became the first person to fly a pedal powered aircraft across the English Channel.

Pop music changed forever in 1990, when Mariah Carey released her debut album cleverly titled “Mariah Carey”.

Finally shoutout to fellow theatre lovers because on this day in 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s all conquering musical Hamilton bagged a whopping 11 Tony Awards!

From 1923 to 2016, the 12th of June has proved a significant day, with Harry Houdini, Indiana Jones and Mariah Carey all leaving their marks on history, with Aussie women also given the right to vote in 1902.