Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 12
- 1838 - In order to avoid anti-Mormon persecution, Joseph Smith, Jr. (pictured) and his followers fled Ohio for Missouri.
- 1967 - James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically frozen with intent of future resuscitation.
- 1969 - British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first record album, Led Zeppelin.
- 1970 - The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria capitulated, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
- 1971 - The American situation comedy All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor, was first broadcast on the CBS television network. It became the first show to depict controversial issues previously deemed unsuitable for network television comedy.
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