Now let’s take a look at what happened on November 12th in the history books.
On this day in 1948, an international war crimes tribunal held in Tokyo sentenced seven Japanese officials to death for their roles in World War II.
On this day in 1980, the NASA space probe Voyager I made its closest approach to Saturn and took the first images of its rings.
On this day in 1993, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 1, was held in Denver, Colorado.
On this day in 2003, Shanghai Transrapid set a new world speed record of 501 km/h (311 mph) for commercial railway systems.