"In 1857, the S.S. Central America (also known as the Ship of Gold) sank off the coast of South Carolina after sailing into a hurricane in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history; 425 people were killed and thousands of pounds of gold sank with the ship to the bottom of the ocean. In 1940, the Lascaux cave paintings, estimated to be 17,000 years old, were discovered in southwestern France."
"In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 2 space probe, which made a crash landing on the moon. In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: 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."
"Today is Friday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2025. There are 110 days left in the year. On Sept. 12, 2008, a Metrolink commuter train struck a freight train head-on in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. In 1977, South African Black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry. In 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system."
Sept. 12, 2008, a Metrolink commuter train collided head-on with a freight train in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. In 1857, the S.S. Central America sank off South Carolina after entering a hurricane, killing 425 and sending thousands of pounds of gold to the ocean floor. In 1940, the Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in southwestern France. In 1958, Cooper v. Aaron affirmed that Arkansas officials could not ignore Supreme Court desegregation orders. In 1959, Luna 2 crashed on the moon. In 1962, President Kennedy pledged to go to the moon. Other events include Steve Biko's 1977 death, the 1994 White House crash, the 2003 Fallujah incident, Novak Djokovic's 2011 U.S. Open win, and Voyager 1 leaving the solar system in 2013. Birthdays include Linda Gray (85), Maria Muldaur (82), and Michael Ondaatje (82).
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