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2005

Mark Messier announced his retirement from the NHL.

1992

Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel to space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour.

1981

The Hanna-Barbera animated series “The Smurfs” airs for the first time in North America.

1977

South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko dies while in police custody.

1975

Pink Floyd releases its ninth album, “Wish You Were Here.”

1970

The supersonic Concorde jet takes off for the first time from London’s Heathrow Airport.

1957

Canada and the United States form NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) to coordinate the defense of the continent.

1954

The TV series “Lassie” premieres on CBS. Starring a Collie, the show will remain on the air until 1971.

1953

Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier are married.

1944

The Second Quebec Conference takes place in Canada, attended by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and their security details.

1940

Paintings and engravings are discovered in the Lascaux Cave in France. These works, dating back more than 17,000 years, are among the most significant from the Paleolithic era.

It happened on… September 12

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