History for September 12

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H.L. Mencken 1880, Maurice Chevalier 1888, Jesse Owens 1913 


Ian Holm 1931, George Jones 1931, Linda Gray 1940 - Actress ("Dallas") 


Maria Muldaur 1943 - Singer, Barry White 1944, Rachel Ward 1957 - Actress 


1914 - The first battle of Marne ended when the allied forces stopped the German offensive in France. 


1916 - Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City on July 5, 1916. 


1922 - The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of wedding vows. 


1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. 


1944 - U.S. Army troops entered Germany, near Trier, for the first time during World War II. 


1953 - U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. 


1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971. 


1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957. 


1983 - Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier. 


1992 - Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space.