On This Day - May 12, A Shot of History

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1932 – Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in New Jersey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergh_kidnapping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XW_rWyTfGk

2008 – An earthquake occurs in Sichuan, China, killing more than 69,000 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eulj0-msmsc

1935 – The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Alcoholics_Anonymous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_yKopys4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccT89oCmGCY

1968 – American skateboarder Tony Hawk is born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hawk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QGnppJ-ys

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet