Hello, and welcome to your weekend. Each Saturday morning we start the day with a “scroll down memory lane” to see what this day has brought us in years past.
So, relax and sip from your cup as we fill up on some details about September 12th from the pages of history.
Today is Saturday, September 12th, the 256th day of the year. There are 110 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1919, Adolf Hitler joins the political party known as German Worker’s Party. This party is the precursor to the Nazi political Party.
In 1940, the 17-thousand-year-old Lascaux cave paintings were discovered by four teenagers in France. The paintings are among the finest examples of art from the Paleolithic period.
In 1954, “Lassie” debuted on CBS. The show stayed on the air for 17 years.
In 1959, the television western drama, “Bonanza,” debuted on NBC. It was the first western to be broadcast in color.
In 1966, “The Monkees” debuted on NBC. The show went on to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series of 1967.
In 1992, Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space when she served as a payload specialist aboard space shuttle Endeavor. The shuttle also carried the first married couple into space.
In 1992, actor Anthony Perkins died at the age of 60. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in the classic film “Psycho.”
In 1993, actor Raymond Burr died at the age of 76. He is best known for his role as television’s “Perry Mason.”
In 1994, the first Netscape Navigator web browser hit the world wide web.
In 1994, a stolen Cessna airplane crashed on the South Lawn of the White House, killing the pilot.
In 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first First Lady to win an election as she claimed victory in the New York Democratic Senate primary.
In 2001, stunned rescue workers continued to search for bodies in the World Trade Center’s smoking rubble a day after a terrorist attack that shut down the financial capital, badly damaged the Pentagon and left thousands dead. President George W. Bush branded the attacks in New York and Washington “acts of war.”
In 2003, the “Man In Black,” country music legend Johnny Cash died of complications from diabetes. He was 71.
In 2011, the 9/11 Memorial Museum opens to the public in New York City.
In 2012, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a launch event in San Francisco that included a performance by the Foo Fighters. It was the first iPhone introduction since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died a year earlier.
In 2015, Floyd Mayweather moved to 49-and-0 with the win over Andre Berto in Las Vegas. Mayweather said this is his final fight of his boxing career.
In 2015, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the 27th major league player to hit 500 career home runs. “Big Papi” belted his 499th and 500th career home runs in the first and fifth innings of Boston’s 10-4 win over the Rays.
And that is what this day has brought us in the past.
So, whatever is in your cup to start your day, and whatever fills the moments as it unfolds, we hope you make great memories on this day in 2020.
-The 715 Newsroom
