09-11-2013, 08:48 PM
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September 12th
490 B.C. ~ The Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
1683 ~ The Ottoman Empire was defeated in the Battle of Vienna.
1814 ~ War of 1812: An American detachment halted the British land advance to Baltimore in the Battle of North Point.
1880 ~ Birthday of H.L. Mencken, Journalist, Author.
1913 ~ Birthday of Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete.
1940 ~ Cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France.
1959 ~ First episode of Bonanza. First regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color.
1977 ~ Death of Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist.
1992 ~ Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, was captured.
2003 ~ Death of Johnny Cash, Country Music Great.
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