Today in History- 12th January

International Events: 12th January
Year	Event
1896	First X-ray photograph taken by H. L. Smith.
1932	Hattie W. Caraway of Democratic Party from Arkansas became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
1991	The US Congress votes for the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of Kuwait.
1998	Nineteen European countries signed anti human cloning.
2010	A major earthquake of 7.0 magnitudes kills an estimated 316,000 lives in Haiti.