From the books of history - 12 September special

What Happened

1848: Switzerland unified to become a federal state. 1919: Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers' Party (later the Nazi Party). 2005: Israel completed its unilateral disengagement and military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. 1940: Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings in France, revealing stunning prehistoric artwork estimated to be over 17,000 years old. 1959: Soviet Union launches Luna 2, the first spacecraft to reach the Moon.