Jun 12 in history

daily history, Jun 12.
Jun 12, 1665: New Amsterdam legally becomes an English colony and renamed as New York.
Jun 12, 1776: Virginia adopted Declaration of Rights.
Jun 12, 1898: Philippines got independence from the colonial rule of Spain.
Jun 12, 1903: Niagara Falls city, in Canada became a city.
Jun 12, 1942: Anne Frank received her diary as a birthday present.
Jun 12, 1964: Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison in South Africa.
Jun 12, 1986: nationwide emergency declared in South Africa.
Jun 12, 1990: Russian federation declared itself sovereign state, celebrated as Russia day since 1992.