Template:On this day/April 12

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

April 12:

• 1821 – Transfer of Spanish West Florida to the United States: Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel set out for Pensacola.
• 1856 – A groundbreaking was held in Pensacola commencing construction of the Alabama & Florida Railroad.
• 1861 – Civil War: Fort Pickens was reinforced by several hundred Federal troops aboard the Brooklyn.
• 2002 – Frank Patti pleaded guilty to charges of tax fraud.