Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. The **Mexican–American War (1846–1848)** was a major conflict between the United States and Mexico that dramatically changed the…
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12 September 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. The Lascaux cave paintings in southwestern France are among the most famous examples of prehistoric art. Discovered in…
12 September 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. The cave paintings in Lascaux, France, are some of the most famous examples of prehistoric art, dating back…
12 September 2001
Ansett Australia, Australia’s first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. Ansett Australia was once…
12 September 1915
French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh.
12 September 1983
The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
12 September 1962
President Kennedy delivers his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon’]
12 September 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. On this day in 12 September 1940, near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered…
12 September 490 BC
The Battle of Marathon: The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. The Battle of Marathon took place in…