History for September 12 - On-This-Day.com
H.L. Mencken 1880, Maurice Chevalier 1888, Jesse Owens 1913
Ian Holm 1931, Barry White 1944, Rachel Ward 1957 - Actress
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.
1943 - During World War II, Benito Mussolini was taken by German paratroopers from the Italian government that was holding him.
1953 - Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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.
1984 - Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.
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