What Happened on Feb 12

Abraham Lincoln is Born

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, two uneducated farmers, in a one-room log cabin on the 348-acre... Read more

Charles Darwin is Born

Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England on 12 February 1809 at his family home, the Mount. He was the fifth of six... Read more

McIntosh And Other Chiefs Sign The Treaty Of Indian Springs

Eventually, the Creek Confederacy enacted a law that made further land cessions a capital offense. Nevertheless, on February 12, 1825, McIntosh and... Read more

Thomas Moran Is Born

February 12 marks the birth of painter Thomas Moran (1837-1926). His depictions of Western landscapes inspired Americans to conserve and cherish... Read more

Battle of Fort Donelson - Initial Action

Other Names: None Location: Stewart County Campaign: Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers (1862) Date(s): February... Read more

Alice Lee Roosevelt is Born

Alice Lee Roosevelt was born at the Roosevelt family home on 6 West 57th St. in New York City. Her mother, Alice, was a Boston banking heiress. Her... Read more

The National Association for the Advacement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded

Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization. Its more... Read more

"Dracula" Is Released

Dracula is a 1931 United States horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Béla Lugosi as the title character. The film was produced by... Read more

Zhao Shangzhi, Commander of the Northeast Anti-Japan United Army, Captured by Japanese Military Police

As of September 1938, the number of insurgents had dwindled to an estimated 10,000 combatants as a result of years of fighting and privation. The... Read more

US Forces Complete Encirclement of Manila

After the American landing at Lingayen Gulf on January 9, 1945, the US Army sped toward Manila. The city became a battlefield from February 4 to... Read more

Gateway Arch Built

The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is an integral part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the iconic image of... Read more

First "Hanoi Taxi" Flight to Retrieve American POW's through Operation Homecoming

Hanoi Taxi is a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter strategic airlift aircraft (serial number 66-0177) that was in service with the United States Air Force... Read more

Rush release Moving Pictures

Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. The album was recorded and mixed October to November 1980 at Le Studio,... Read more

"Missing" Is Released

Missing is a 1982 film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea and Charles Cioffi. It is based on... Read more

Super Mario Bros. 3 Released in North America

Super Mario Bros. 3 (also referred to as Super Mario 3 and SMB3) is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo... Read more

"The Boyfriend, Part 1" - Season 3 Episode 17 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Boyfriend" is a two part episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 35th and 36th episode for the show, and 18th and 19th episode for... Read more

"Groundhog Day" Is Released

Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin,... Read more

XVII Olympic Winter Games Held In Lillehammer, Norway

The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 in... Read more

Bill Clinton acquitted by US Senate in impeachment proceedings

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 106th Congress, 1st Session Friday, February 12, 1999 I learned about the burden of proof and presumption of innocence as a... Read more

Chappelle's Show - Season 1 Ep. 4

iMac commercial, Dave on Donahue, New York Boobs, Reparations 2003 Read more

FDA Approves ImClone's Erbitux

Erbitux is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body. Erbitux is used to... Read more

Boston University defeats Boston College, 2-1

The two-handed slam to the face that he took courtesy of Boston University defenseman Tom Morrow in the second period? It didn't register. The... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Indiana Pacers, 104-97

INDIANAPOLIS - The Celtics became the first member of the NBA's 40-and-over club last night. With a 104-97 victory over the Pacers at Conseco... Read more

Colgan Air Flight 3407 Crashes, Killing 50

A Bombardier DHC8-402 Q400 operating as Flight 3407 departed late from Newark on February 12, 2009, at 9:20 p.m. EST. Shortly after the last... Read more

Atlanta Thrashers defeat Minnesota Wild, 3-2

Forty-eight hours after coach Todd Richards put his team through the ringer by demanding it take more shots at the net, the Wild did that Friday... Read more