September 12

Thursday 12, 1974:

Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau.

Saturday 12, 1959:

Bonanza premiers. First regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color.

Friday 12, 1930:

Wilfred Rhodes ends his 1110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for H.D.G. Leveson Gower's XI against the Australians.

Sunday 12, 1683:

Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.

Saturday 12, -490:

but see 12 August; origin of the marathon long-distance race (attributed to Pheidippides)

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