Today in History: January 12th - Significant Events and Milestones
Today is January 12, 2026, marking the 12th day of the year with 353 days remaining. On this day in history, a significant upset took place in Super Bowl III in 1969, where the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7. In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed constitutional amendment for women's nationwide voting rights. Hattie W. Caraway of Arkansas made history in 1932 by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Supreme Court's 1948 ruling in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma prohibited racial discrimination in state law schools. Berry Gordy Jr. established Motown Records in Detroit in 1959, and the iconic TV series "Batman" premiered on ABC in 1966. A devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, resulting in an estimated 300,000 fatalities.