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Scientists Discover Oldest Artwork Known in Americas

On this day in US history, scientists published what is believed to be the oldest known artwork in the Americas on June 12, 2011. An engraving was discovered on a fossil bone dated at least 13,000 years old, most likely from a mammoth, giant sloth, or even a mastodon. One thing: a fossil bone was engraved with an image of what appears to be an Ice Age-era mammoth. The discovery was made in Florida.

The Circus Day Tornado

This week in Wisconsin history, the 9th deadliest tornado in US history, and the most dangerous to ever occur in Wisconsin, touched down on June 12, 1899. Known as the “Circus Day” tornado, the cyclone ripped through New Richmond, WI, right after a circus had come to town. Categorized as an F5 tornado, 117 people were killed, 200 were injured, and 300 buildings were destroyed by the storm.

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