What Happened on Sep 12

Battle of Vienna

The Battle of Vienna took place on 11 and 12 September 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. It was a battle of... Read more

Battle of Chapultepec

The Battle of Chapultepec (September 1847) was a U.S. victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the... Read more

Sinking of the SS Central America

SS Central America, sometimes called the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the... Read more

Battle of Cheat Mountain

The Battle of Cheat Mountain, also known as the Battle of Cheat Summit Fort, took place September 12-15, 1861, in Pocahontas County and Randolph... Read more

Battle of Harper's Ferry - Stonewall Jackson Captures Union Garrison

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's... Read more

H. L. Mencken Is Born

Writer, editor, philologist, social critic, and Baltimore native H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880. Mencken, who generated a strong... Read more

Winston Churchill Marries Clementine Hozier

Various contemporary memoirs contain references to Clementine's outstanding beauty, to which photographs (either then or later) rarely did justice.... Read more

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens is born

The tenth child of Henry and Emma Alexander Owens was named James Cleveland when he was born in Danville, Alabama on September 12, 1913. "J.C.", as... Read more

Battle Of Havrincourt

The Battle of Havrincourt was a World War I battle fought on September 12, 1918, involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir... Read more

The American Expeditionary Forces Launches Their First Major Offensive In Europe As An Independent Army

On September 12, 1918, the American Expeditionary Forces under commander in chief General John J. Pershing launched their first major offensive in... Read more

Battle Of Saint-Mihiel

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and 48,000... Read more

"L'Atalante" Is Released

L'Atalante (also released as Le chaland qui passe) is a 1934 French film directed by Jean Vigo and starring Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo and Michel... Read more

German Forces Begin Siege of Lvov

Initially, the town of Lwów was not to be defended as it was considered too deep behind the Polish lines and too important to Polish culture to be... Read more

Anglo French Supreme War Council, Where it was Decided to Halt Saar Offensive

On September 12, the Anglo French Supreme War Council gathered for the first time at Abbeville in France. It was decided that all offensive actions... Read more

Mussolini Rescued from Prison by German Paratroopers in Gran Sasso Raid

On 25 July 1943, a few weeks after the allied invasion of Sicily and bombing of Rome, the Italian Grand Council of Fascism voted to depose... Read more

Second Quebec Conference Is Held

Churchill, Roosevelt and their advisers met for a second time in Quebec in a conference codenamed Octagon. (The first Quebec conference had been... Read more

Barry White is Born

White was born Barrence Eugene Carter in Galveston, Texas and grew up in the high-crime areas of South Central Los Angeles. At 17, he was jailed... Read more

Flatwoods Monster

In modern police parlance a long-unsolved homicide or other crime may be known as a "cold case," a term we might borrow for such paranormal... Read more

Neil Peart is born

Neil Peart (pronounced /ˈpɪərt/) OC, (born September 12, 1952) is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer and lyricist for the rock band... Read more

John F. Kennedy Marries Jacqueline Bouvier

Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier on September 12, 1953. Charles L. Bartlett, a journalist, introduced the pair at a dinner party. Kennedy... Read more

"A King in New York" (film) is Released

A King in New York is a 1957 film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin in his last leading role, which presents a satirical view of certain... Read more

John F. Kennedy Delivers "Moon" Speech at Rice University

We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)'

Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) is The Rolling Stones' second official compilation album, released in 1969 shortly following Brian... Read more

Pink Floyd releases Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here is the seventh studio album by English rock group Pink Floyd. Inspired by material they had composed while performing across... Read more

Carl Yastrzemski gets 3000th hit

I was 14 years old and in attendance at this game. The Red Sox played the Yankees. My dad, mom, brother and I were sitting on the third base side... Read more