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SEPTEMBER 12
1992:The space shuttle Endeavour makes several historic firsts
as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Among the crew are Mae
Jemison, the first African American woman in space; Mamoru Mohri, the
first Japanese astronaut to fly on the space shuttle; and Mark Lee and
N. Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
1977: South African black student leader Steve Biko dies after
being beaten and tortured in Pretoria Central Prison. Authorities
wrongly announce that the death of the anti-apartheid activist came as
the result of a hunger strike, an attempt to distort the reality of his
brutal murder.
1984: University of North Carolina basketball star Michael
Jordan, chosen as the Chicago Bulls' No. 1 draft pick, signs a
seven-year contract to play for the Bulls in the NBA.
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