Today in History: Mae C. Jemison becomes the first African‑American woman in space in 1992

The following is a chronological list of notable events that occurred on September 12 throughout history:

1683 – Battle of Vienna (relief forces led by King John III Sobieski defeat the Ottomans, lifting the Siege of Vienna).

1940 – Lascaux cave paintings discovered in southwestern France.

1942 – British troopship RMS Laconia is torpedoed off West Africa.

1953 – John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.

1958 – Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit.

1959 – Bonanza premieres on NBC.

1962 – President John F. Kennedy delivers his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University.

1974 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is deposed by the Derg in a military coup.

1992 – Mae C. Jemison becomes the first African‑American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour (mission STS‑47).