This Day In History

On September 12
1609
English explorer, Henry Hudson, sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River.
1916
Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City on July 15, 1916.
1922
The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of the wedding vows.
1943
During World War II, Benito Mussolini was taken by German paratroopers from the Italian government that was holding him.
1953
U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
1954
"Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
1974
Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due to opposition to court-ordered school "busing."
1983
Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier.
1984
Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.
1991
The space shuttle Discovery took off on a mission to deploy an observatory that was to study the Earth's ozone layer.
1992
Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman.
1992
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space.
1994
Frank Corder was killed when he crashed a stolen, single-engine Cessna on the South Lawn of the White House.