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September 12, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests September 12, 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland opens September 12, 1997 New York Met John Olerud hits for the cycle September 12, 1995 INXS' Michael Hutchence pleads guilty to punching a photographer September 12, 1994 Cessna crashes in White House front yard September 12, 1994 Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery September 12, 1994 Parti Quebecois wins parliamentary election September 12, 1993 113rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cedric Pioline (64 64 63) September 12, 1993 Donna Andrews wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship September 12, 1993 Junxia Cheek runs 3000 m ladies world record (8:12.29) September 12, 1993 Paul Molitor at 37 is oldest to reach 100 RBIs for 1st time in career September 12, 1993 STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit September 12, 1992 106th U.S. Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats A Sanchez Vicario (63 63) September 12, 1992 Hurricane Inuki pounds Hawaii September 12, 1992 STS-47 (Endeavour 2) launches September 12, 1992 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in U.S. Open history (5hr 26min) September 12, 1991 Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win September 12, 1991 Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) launched September 12, 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Cirkus Theater, Stockholm September 12, 1990 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 12, 1990 US, England, France, U.S.S.R., East and West Germanys sign agreements allowing 2 Germanys to merge September 12, 1989 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 12, 1988 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card September 12, 1988 Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica September 12, 1987 101st U.S. Womens Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (76 61) September 12, 1987 Ethiopia adopts constitution September 12, 1987 Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year September 12, 1986 240.49 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange September 12, 1986 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly September 12, 1986 U.S. professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut September 12, 1985 Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds September 12, 1984 Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident September 12, 1984 Cyndi Lauper sings "She-Bop" on Tonight Show September 12, 1984 Ethiopia forms socialist republic September 12, 1984 New York Met Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251 September 12, 1983 Albert Rizzo trod water at sea for 108 hours 9 minutes September 12, 1983 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 12, 1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million September 12, 1983 U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane September 12, 1982 102nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 62 46 64) September 12, 1982 Gerard Nijboer (2:15:16) and Rosa Mota (2:36:04) win marathon September 12, 1982 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic September 12, 1981 95th U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats M Navratilova (16 76 76) September 12, 1981 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982 September 12, 1981 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 12, 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles September 12, 1980 Military coup under General Kenan Evren in Turkey September 12, 1979 Carl Yastrzemski, is 15th to get 3,000 hits September 12, 1979 Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage September 12, 1979 Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club September 12, 1978 Fidel Castro visits Addis Abba September 12, 1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television September 12, 1976 96th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 36 76 64) September 12, 1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 12, 1976 Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St. L 30, Sea 24) September 12, 1976 White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors September 12, 1974 Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day) September 12, 1974 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter joins Doobie Brothers September 12, 1973 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) September 12, 1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 12, 1972 Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics September 12, 1971 85th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76) September 12, 1971 91st U.S. Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Jan Kodes (36 63 62 76) September 12, 1970 1st Concorde lands at Heathrow airport September 12, 1970 Luna 16 Launch (Moon Sample Return) September 12, 1970 Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971 September 12, 1970 Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for 1st time at Heathrow airport September 12, 1970 U.S. LSD professor Timothy Leary escapes from California jail September 12, 1970 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility September 12, 1968 Albania announces it is withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact September 12, 1966 "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV September 12, 1966 Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight September 12, 1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 12, 1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 12, 1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast September 12, 1966 Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor Mich begins teaching September 12, 1965 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75) September 12, 1965 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61) September 12, 1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75 September 12, 1965 Manuel Santana wins U.S. Tennis Open September 12, 1965 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open September 12, 1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting September 12, 1964 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 September 12, 1964 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 " September 12, 1964 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage September 12, 1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting September 12, 1962 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game September 12, 1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m September 12, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 12, 1960 "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances September 12, 1959 "Bonanza" premieres on NBC-TV September 12, 1959 Janos Kadar becomes premier of Hungary September 12, 1959 Luna 2 launched by U.S.S.R.; 1st spacecraft to impact on Moon September 12, 1958 U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate September 12, 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 12, 1957 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus visits U.S. September 12, 1956 Black students enter and are barred from Clay Kentucky elementary school September 12, 1955 KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, California (ABC) begins broadcasting September 12, 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open September 12, 1954 Indians sweep Yanks at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) September 12, 1954 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting September 12, 1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 September 12, 1953 "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 6 performances September 12, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team September 12, 1953 Nikita Khrushchev becomes 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R. Communist Party September 12, 1953 Sen John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24 September 12, 1952 Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London September 12, 1950 Belgian government dismisses all communist civil servants September 12, 1949 Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR September 12, 1947 Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games September 12, 1946 Court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels September 12, 1944 Hurricane, kills 389 in NC September 12, 1944 Noorbeek and Mheer freed September 12, 1944 U.S. Army troops entered Germany for 1st time September 12, 1943 Free French lands on Corsica September 12, 1943 Waffen-SS (Skorzeny) frees Mussolini at Gran Sasso September 12, 1943 German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government September 12, 1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge begins at Guadalcanal September 12, 1942 Free-Poland and Belgium asks pope to condemn nazi-war crimes September 12, 1941 1st German ship in WW II captured by U.S. ship (Busko) September 12, 1940 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) September 12, 1940 Italian troops enter Egypt September 12, 1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings September 12, 1938 Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech September 12, 1936 50th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62) September 12, 1936 56th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats J Donald Budge (26 62 86 16 108) September 12, 1935 55th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wilmer L Allison beats Sidney B Wood (62 62 63) September 12, 1935 Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph September 12, 1934 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against U.S.S.R. September 12, 1933 Alejandro Lerroux forms new Spanish government September 12, 1933 Dutch parliament accepts ban on uniforms September 12, 1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR September 12, 1932 German government of Papen falls/Reichstag dissolved September 12, 1931 51st U.S. Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott, Jr. (79 63 97 75) September 12, 1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR September 12, 1928 Hurricane in Florida, kills 6,000 September 12, 1928 Katharine Hepburn's New York stage debut in "Night Hostess" September 12, 1927 Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in New York City September 12, 1925 20th Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (5-0) September 12, 1923 Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co September 12, 1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4) September 12, 1920 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium September 12, 1918 During WW I, U.S. forces launch an attack on German-occupied St. Mihiel September 12, 1914 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager September 12, 1912 Dutch Olympian Committee forms (NOC) September 12, 1911 Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0 September 12, 1910 Gustav Mahlers 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians September 12, 1910 World's 1st female cop, Alice Stebbins Wells, appointed (LAPD) September 12, 1908 Winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier September 12, 1907 Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record) September 12, 1901 Arabs attack Gedara, Palestine September 12, 1895 Defender (U.S.) beats Valkyrie III (England) in 10th America's Cup September 12, 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury) September 12, 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" September 12, 1885 Highest score (35) recorded in any 1st-class soccer match is set September 12, 1882 Belgian King Leopold II receives Pierre de Brazza September 12, 1878 Cleopatra Needle installed in London September 12, 1876 King Leopold II opens Congo-conference September 12, 1867 2nd synagogue in Curacao, Emanu-El of Willemstad, inaugurated September 12, 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry VA September 12, 1857 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC September 12, 1840 Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck September 12, 1814 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 September 12, 1787 Black Masons form 1st lodge September 12, 1776 Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission September 12, 1758 Charles Messier observes Crab Nebula and begins catalog September 12, 1751 Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto September 12, 1745 Duke of Toscane chosen German emperor Frans I Stefanus September 12, 1733 Polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king September 12, 1722 Russian troops occupy Baku and Derbent on Persia September 12, 1720 Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor September 12, 1703 Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage September 12, 1703 English army under arch duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal September 12, 1695 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties September 12, 1683 Turkish troops attacks Vienna overthrows by Polish king Sobieski September 12, 1673 Prince Willem III occupies Naarden September 12, 1666 Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 September 12, 1639 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England September 12, 1635 Sweden and Poland sign ceasefire Treaty of Stuhmsdorf September 12, 1624 1st submarine tested (London) September 12, 1556 Emperor Charles resigns, his brother Ferdinand van Austria takes over September 12, 1543 Treaty of Venlo: Duke Willem of Gulik and Emperor Charles V September 12, 1396 Crusaders under earl of Nevers reaches Nicopolis September 12, 1217 French prince Louis and English king Henry III sign peace treaty September 12, 1213 Battle at Muret: Crusade of Simon de Montfort beat Pedro II of Aragon September 12, 1015 Henry I becomes earl of Leuven |