This Day in History: September 12, 2024
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1609
Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River.
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1953
Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.
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1977
South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.
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1992
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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1999
Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.
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2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was under investigation for corruption, resigned as prime minister.
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