Template:On this day/April 12

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

April 12:

• 1893 – According to the Daily Progress, “John L. Sullivan in 'The Man from Boston' is the attraction at the Opera House this evening. In the last act occurs the pugilistic encounter between Sullivan and Dan Droyer, which is the popular feature of the play.” Known simply as John L., he was the last Bare-knuckle Boxing Champion.
• 1917 – Charlottesville police officer Meredith A. Thomas was shot and killed confronting men stealing hams from a warehouse.
• 1922 – Henry Merwin Shrady died in New York City while both the Grant and Lee monuments were being cast by Roman Bronze Works.