September 12 in History

September 12 in History

September 12th is…
Chocolate Milkshake Day
National Day of Encouragement
National Hug & High 5 Day
National Just One Human Family
National Report Medicare Fraud Day
National Video Games Day

1609 – Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River.

1910 – Alice Stebbins Wells was hired as America’s first actual female police officer, in Los Angeles.

1940 – The Lascaux Cave Paintings, about 17,300 year old, were found in southwestern France.

1952 – The Flatwoods Monster was described by several children in Flatwoods, West Virginia. Their mother, Kathleen may also reported seeing a ten foot creature.

1954 – Lassie premiered on CBS

1959 – The Soviet Union’s Lunik 2 was launched, (purposefully) crash-landing on the moon two days later.

1965 – The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, for the fourth time.

1966 – The Monkees debuted on NBC.

1970 – Josie and the Pussycats premiered on CBS Saturday morning.

1970 – LSD advocate, Dr. Timothy Leary, escaped from a California prison and fled to Algeria.

1970 – The unmanned Soviet Luna 16 was launched – it landed on the moon, scooped up 101 grams of the lunar surface, and returned to Earth.

1972 – Maude premiered on CBS.

1977 – South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.

1978 – Taxi premiered on ABC

1983 – The animated G.I. Joe mini-series based on the toys of the same name debuted in syndication

1983 – Inspector Gadget debuted on ABC

1992- NBC canceled all of their Saturday morning cartoons and opted to air Saved By The Bell, California Dreams, NBA Inside Stuff, Name Your Adventure and a weekend version of Today. It marked the end of all children’s programming entirely on the network.

1993 – Famous Perry Mason actor Raymond Burr died after a battle with liver cancer

1994 – Former Family Feud host Richard Dawson returned to host the game show

2007 (Volcano Eruption) Southern Sumatra, Indonesia

2012 – Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 and iOS 6.

 

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