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Here are some historical events that occurred on December 12th throughout history:

1652 - The Dutch establish a settlement at Fort Orange, which would later become Albany, New York.

1816 - The Treaty of St. Louis is signed, in which the United States and the Creek Nation agree to a border between their territories.

1865 - The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery.

1917 - The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I.

1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.

1969 - The Apollo 12 spacecraft lands on the Moon, with astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean becoming the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

1985 - The first mobile phone call is made in the United Kingdom, by Michael Harrison, a British engineer.

2000 - The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Bush v. Gore, effectively ending the presidential election recount in Florida and awarding the presidency to George W. Bush.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on December 12th.