History for September 12

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Richard Gatling 1818, H.L. Mencken 1880, Jesse Owens 1913


Ian Holm 1931, Glenn Davis 1934, Barry White 1944


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


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.


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


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.


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.