It happened on a… November 12

NASA shuttle astronauts use Canadarm to snare a wandering satellite; history’s first space salvage.

Walt Disney released “Fantasia.”

Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris closes after 50 million visitors – Art Nouveau style dominates.

Best selling American novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ” by soldier Lew Wallace is published.

Sculptor Auguste Rodin was born in Paris. His most widely known works are “The Kiss” and “The Thinker.”