On This Day
12th May 1812 - Edward Lear was born. 1926 – A 9-day general Strike in the United Kingdom ended. 2008 – An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurred in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. 2015 – An earthquake (measuring around 7.3-magnitude) hit Nepal killing over 8,000 people.