THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 12
September 12 in history
What happened on September 12: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1914 and 1977, each linked to the map that shows it.
— First Battle of the Marne
5-12 Sep 1914 — Joffre strikes back when the German First and Second Armies are 40 km from Paris and a gap has opened between them. Six hundred Paris taxis carry one brigade to the front. The entire German line retreats to the Aisne, where it digs in.
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— Death of Steve Biko
12 Sep 1977 — Steve Biko, founder of Black Consciousness, dies from injuries sustained after police interrogation in Port Elizabeth. An inquest finds no one responsible. His death makes him apartheid’s most famous martyr. Remember him.
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