
Date: Sep 12, 1959

Luna 2 Soviet moon probe.

Luna 2 site is near the right of the image, close to the Apollo 15 landing site
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(1959) Spacecraft lands on the moon.
Also on this day,
1812 | Napoleon enters Moscow as retreating Russians lead him to his downfall
Also on this day,
1812 | Napoleon enters Moscow as retreating Russians lead him to his downfall
Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops enter Moscow as conquerors only to find the huge Russian city virtually abandoned. Almost all have fled ahead of the French forces, and fires begin to break out that will burn almost the entire city, dooming Napoleon to a disastrous retreat from Russia.1901 | VP Roosevelt becomes US president after McKinley’s assassination
President William McKinley dies eight days after being shot by an assassin, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th president of the United States. At 42, Teddy is the youngest US president, and will go on to be reelected in 1904 in a landslide victory.1984 | MTV starts its own VMAs awards show
Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler host the first MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The Cars take home Video of the Year for ‘You Might Think,’ but Madonna takes the cake with her performance of ‘Like a Virgin.’
Today in History 09/14/17

Date: Sep 14, 1901
wiki/First_inauguration_of_Theodore_Roosevelt