1940: Lascaux cave paintings discovered

[Sep 12]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1940 [Lascaux cave paintings discovered]( Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among... [read more »]( American Revolution 1777 [Congress receives news of defeat at Brandywine »]( Automotive 1993 [New floating bridge opens in Seattle; I-90 stretches from coast to coast »]( Civil War 1861 [The First Battle of Lexington, Missouri, begins »]( Cold War 1990 [German occupation rights are relinquished »]( Crime 2002 [Tyco execs indicted »]( Disaster 1988 [Hurricane Gilbert slams Jamaica »]( General Interest 1953 [JFK marries Jacqueline Bouvier »]( 1953 [Khrushchev elected Soviet leader »]( 1974 [Violence in Boston over racial busing »]( 1977 [Steven Biko dies »]( Hollywood 2004 [Season One of Entourage—a TV show about life in Hollywood—comes to an end »]( Literary 1846 [Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope »]( Music 1944 [Barry White is born »]( Old West 1972 [Hopalong Cassidy rides off into his last sunset »]( Presidential 1953 [John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island »]( Sports 1951 [Sugar Ray Robinson wins back belt »]( Vietnam War 1959 [Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam »]( 1972 [U.S. intelligence agencies report 100,000 troops in the South »]( World War I 1918 [U.S. launches Saint-Mihiel offensive »]( World War II 1942 [The Laconia is sunk »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](