Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Date: September 12, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today)
The Hercules Powder plant disaster in the United States kills 51 people and injures over 200. Date: September 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Date: September 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops. Date: September 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Date: September 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Date: September 12, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina BaΕ‘ta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities. Date: September 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Date: September 12, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1953 π On This Day (Today)
Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments. Date: September 12, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today)
Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Date: September 12, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)