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October 12

4 sourced moments from October 12 in history: Where Columbus landed in 1492 is still disputed; A royal wedding sparked the first Oktoberfest (1810); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published (1979), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on October 12

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1999 Geography · Demographics

World Population Reached Six Billion

The UN crowned a single newborn in Sarajevo as humanity's six billionth member, marking a milestone reached in barely a dozen years.

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1979 Culture & Arts · Literature

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published

Douglas Adams's comic novel about the end of the world arrived in paperback on October 12, 1979.

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1810 Food & Drink · Beverages

A royal wedding sparked the first Oktoberfest

The wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese on October 12, 1810 began the festivities that grew into Oktoberfest.

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1492 History · Modern

Where Columbus landed in 1492 is still disputed

A lookout on the Pinta sighted a Bahamian island at 2 a.m. on 12 October 1492. Historians still argue over which island it was.

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