Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. Also on this date: In 1857, the S.S. Central America (also known as the “Ship of Gold”) sank off the coast of South Carolina after sailing into a hurricane in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history; 425 people were killed and thousands of pounds of gold sank with the ship to the bottom of the ocean. Related Articles Today in History: September 11, al-Qaeda attacks the United States Today in History: September 10, Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination hearings begin Today in History: September 9, first Black tennis player wins what is now the U.S.

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