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While at Wilberforce, Du Bois married Nina Gomer, one of his students, on May 12, 1896.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted, designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.

Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California to Nancy and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk, and was raised in San Diego. He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve.

Barnes & Noble sued Amazon on May 12, 1997, alleging that Amazon's claim to be "the world's largest bookstore" was false because it "...isn't a bookstore at all. It's a book broker." The suit was later settled out of court and Amazon continued to make the same claim.

While at Wilberforce, Du Bois married Nina Gomer, one of his students, on May 12, 1896.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted, designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.

Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California to Nancy and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk, and was raised in San Diego. He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve.

Barnes & Noble sued Amazon on May 12, 1997, alleging that Amazon's claim to be "the world's largest bookstore" was false because it "...isn't a bookstore at all. It's a book broker." The suit was later settled out of court and Amazon continued to make the same claim.