On this day in history - Today, September, 12

Today in History

• 1992 First African American Woman goes into Space

  Mae C. Jemison, a physician, was a Mission Specialist on STS-47 which was the 50th space flight of N

• 1974 A Coup in Ethiopia ousts Emperor Haile Selassie

  The coup was led by a group of the Ethiopian armed forces and other law enforcement agencies of the

• 1970 The Soviet Union launches the Luna 16

  It was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return to Earth with rock samples. Luna 16 la

• 1953 Jacqueline Bouvier Marries John Fitzgerald Kennedy

  The much talked about wedding of the season took place in Newport, Rhode Island. At the time of the

• 1943 The Gran Sasso Raid is conducted by the German paratroopers at the behest of Hitler

  The purpose of the airborne operation, also known as Operation Eiche, was to free Italian dictator B