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Today in History

Saturday, September 12th 2026

Events:

1609   The Hudson River is discovered by Henry Hudson.

1957   NORAD begins operations.

1959   Bonanza, the first regularly-scheduled TV program that is in color, airs its first episode.

Famous Birthdays:

1818   Richard Gatling (Invented the machine gun)

1913   Jesse Owens (Olympic Track Star)

1931   George Jones (Country singer)

1973   Paul Walker (Actor)

1980   Yao Ming (Basketball Player)

1981   Jennifer Hudson (Singer and actress)

1986   Emmy Rosum (Actress)

1989   Andrew Luck (Football player)

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