July 12
Alpena’s greatest fire occurred July 12, 1872, when about fifteen acres were laid to waste, and upward of $175,000 worth of property destroyed. The number of buildings destroyed was not far from seventy. The heart of the city was destroyed, and scarcely a store remained on the south side of the river. But the people met the emergency with manful energy, and fine brick blocks were erected on the sites of the wooden buildings burned.
Source : History of Alpena County, pp. 234-235.
On this day in Chicago, the Detroit Tigers won the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox by forfeit when an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 people swarmed out of the stands during a between games, anti-disco-music promotion and made the field unplayable.
Detroit Tiger fans will also be glad to know that they won the first game of the double header too.
Frank Mastropolo, “‘It Was Like A Riot’: The History of Disco Demolition Night”, Ultimate Classic Rock, July 12, 2015.
Disco is dealt death blow by fans of the Chicago White Sox, History.com This Day in History (July 12, 1979).
Phil Vettel, “Steve Dahl’s Disco Demolition at Comiskey Park”, Chicago Tribune.