Voyager 1: First Man-Made Spacecraft to Exit the Solar System
On September 12, 2013, Voyager 1 made history by becoming the first human-made object to leave the solar system.
- The Lascaux cave paintings were discovered on September 12, 1940, in France, estimated to be 17,000 years old.
- In 1857, the S.S. Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina, resulting in 425 deaths and the loss of thousands of pounds of gold.
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1958 that Arkansas officials could not ignore desegregation orders in Cooper v. Aaron.
- President John F. Kennedy, in a 1962 speech, reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to landing a man on the moon within the decade.
- Anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in police custody in 1977, sparking international outrage.
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