In 1958 the first stereo record to make it to the top of the "Billboard Charts." On this day in 1958 "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters was the chart topper.
On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate. Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket.
A Moment in Politics. On July 12, 1977 President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women's abortions.
Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But I don't believe that the Federal Government should take action to try to make these opportunities exactly equal, particularly when there is a moral factor involved.
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