September 12 - This Day in History

September 12: General Interest
1940: Lascaux cave paintings discovered

Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among the finest examples of art from the Upper Paleolithic period... read more


American Revolution
1777 : Congress receives news of defeat at Brandywine
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-receives-news-of-defeat-at-brandywine


Automotive
1993 : New floating bridge opens in Seattle; I-90 stretches from coast to coast
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-floating-bridge-opens-in-seattle-i-90-stretches-from-coast-to-coast


Civil War
1861 : The First Battle of Lexington, Missouri, begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/siege-of-lexington-missouri-begins


Cold War
1990 : German occupation rights are relinquished
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-occupation-rights-are-relinquished


Crime
2002 : Tyco execs indicted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tyco-execs-indicted


Disaster
1988 : Hurricane Gilbert slams Jamaica
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-gilbert-slams-jamaica


General Interest
1953 : Khrushchev elected Soviet leader
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-elected-soviet-leader

1953 : JFK marries Jacqueline Bouvier
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-marries-jacqueline-bouvier

1974 : Violence in Boston over racial busing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/violence-in-boston-over-racial-busing

1977 : Steven Biko dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steven-biko-dies


Hollywood
2004 : Season One of Entourage--a TV show about life in Hollywood--comes to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/season-one-of-entourage--a-tv-show-about-life-in-hollywood--comes-to-an-end


Literary
1846 : Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-barrett-and-robert-browning-elope


Music
1944 : Barry White is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barry-white-is-born


Old West
1972 : Hopalong Cassidy rides off into his last sunset
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hopalong-cassidy-rides-off-into-his-last-sunset


Presidential
1953 : John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-marries-jacqueline-bouvier-in-newport-rhode-island


Sports
1951 : Sugar Ray Robinson wins back belt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sugar-ray-robinson-wins-back-belt


Vietnam War
1959 : Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/situation-in-south-vietnam-deteriorates

1972 : U.S. intelligence agencies report 100,000 troops in the South
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-intelligence-agencies-report-100000-troops-in-the-south


World War I
1918 : U.S. launches Saint-Mihiel offensive
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-launches-saint-mihiel-offensive


World War II
1942 : The Laconia is sunk
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-laconia-is-sunk