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| September 12th |
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| About September 12th is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 110 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. September 12th is Defenders Day in the state of Maryland. Births 1913 - Jesse Owens, track star, Olympic Gold Medalist 1956 - Sam Brownback, U.S. Senator (Kansas) 1959 - Scott Brown, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) Deaths 2003 - Johnny Cash, singer, songwriter 2008 - David Foster Wallace, author (Infinite Jest) Events 1918 - The United States launches their first major offense during World War I in France. 1951 - Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt in front of 61,370 at the Polo Grounds in New York City. 1953 - Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. 1963 - The final new episode of the sitcom Leave It To Beaver aired. |
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