May 12 in Pop Culture History |
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1551 – The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru. 1932 – The body of the Lindbergh baby was found less than a mile from the Lindbergh home in Hopewell, New Jersey. 1963 – Bob Dylan walked out on The Ed Sullivan Show before his planned appearance over the lyrics to the song he would perform song Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues. 1984 # 1 Hit May 12, 1984 – May 25, 1984: Lionel Richie – Hello 1993- The Wonder Years television series came to an end 1995 – Day time soap opera As The World Turns aired its 10,000th episode 2007 # 1 Hit May 12, 2007 – May 25, 2007: Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder 2008 (Earthquake) Sichuan, China 2015 – A train derailment in Philadelphia killed eight people and injured over 200. |