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| February 12th |
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| About February 12th is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 322 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (323 in leap years). February 12th is Lincoln's Birthday, Georgia Day in the state of Georgia, National Freedom to Marry Day, Darwin Day, and Red Hand Day. Births 1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President 1930 - Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania) 1934 - Bill Russell, professional basketball player 1938 - Judy Blume, author (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret) 1953 - Aresenio Hall, talk show host, comedian (The Arsenio Hall Show) 1971 - Vernon Forrest, professional boxing champion 1980 - Christian Ricci, actress (The Addams Family, The Ice Storm) Deaths 2000 - Tom Landry, Hall of Fame football coach Events 1855 - Michigan State University is founded as a pioneer land-grant institution. 1870 - Women are granted the right to vote in the Utah Territory. 1879 - The first artificial ice rink in North America opens at Gilmore's Park in New York City. 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. 1915 - The cornerstone is laid to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 1999 - President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the U.S. Senate in his impeachment trial. 2002 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial on charges of genocide and war crimes. 2004 - San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 2007 - The Trolley Square shooting takes place when a gunman opens fire at a mall in Salt Lake City, killing five. |
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