More Notable Events on July 12: 1993 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed 1962 Rolling Stones 1st performance, Marquee Club, London 1960 U.S.S.R.'s Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs 1957 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower 1954 President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system