Women Veterans Recognition Day, observed on June 12, honors the service and sacrifice of women in the U.S. Armed Forces. It marks the anniversary of the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, which allowed women to serve as permanent, regular members of the military. This day recognizes the often-overlooked contributions of women veterans throughout history and advocates for their support and equality. It’s a time to say thank you and elevate their powerful stories.
Daily Calendar for Friday, June 12, 2026
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Friday, June 12, 2026
Born
- Archie Bleyer (bandleader) –
- Irwin Allen (director) –
- George H. W. Bush (41st U.S. president) –
- Anne Frank (author) –
- Jim Nabors (actor and singer) –
- Paula Marshall (actress) –
Died
- Leo Buscaglia (self-help guru Dr. Hug”“) –
- Theresa Merritt (actress) –
- Bill Blass (fashion designer) –
- Gregory Peck (actor) –
- Makobo Modjadji VI (the rain queen” of South Africa’s Lobedu tribe. She was the sixth and youngest queen”) –
- Scott Young (journalist) –
- Don Herbert (television’s science teacher Mr. Wizard”“) –
- Jiroemon Kimura (world’s oldest man known, as of June 2013; died at age 116) –
Events
- England created a municipal government in New York –
- Society of Unitarian Christians organized –
- Portsmouth Navy Yard (NH) was established, and later its name was changed to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard –
- Magician Harry Houdini thrilled a large audience by struggling free from a straightjacket, head downward, 40 feet above the ground –
- Little League Baseball launches its first season during which girls are allowed to play. –
- First man-powered flight across the English Channel was made by Bryan Allen in the Gossamer Albatross –
- President Reagan gave the famous “Tear Down This Wall” speech, Berlin –
- Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics successfully stole a base for the 900th time in his career, becoming just the second player ever to achieve that mark. –
- The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship title –
- The 48-meter-wide comet P/1999 J6 passes within 1,115,466 miles of Earth, although its small size makes it visible only to powerful telescopes. –
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck most of Southern California –
- Amy Singley and Steven Smith wed in Pennsylvania. The pair were born on the same day in the same hospital. –
- The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship series for the first time in the franchise’s 31-year history –
Weather
- Lander, Wyoming, had 18.4 inches of heavy, wet snow, a record for this date –
- Floods and mudslides at Salt Lake City, Utah –
- The Cedar River flooded its banks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, collapsing a railroad bridge, and submerging cars downtown. An estimated 100 blocks were under water. –
- 113 degrees F in Tribune, Kansas –