{"id":25412,"date":"2016-02-12T08:55:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25412"},"modified":"2016-02-12T08:35:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:35:29","slug":"today-in-history-158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25412","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Friday, February\u00a0 12, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky.
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1554<\/td>\nLady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, was beheaded after being charged with treason.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1733<\/td>\nEnglish colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1809<\/td>\nNaturalist Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1870<\/td>\nWomen in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1909<\/td>\nThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1912<\/td>\nPu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1915<\/td>\nThe cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1924<\/td>\nGeorge Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nThe Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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2000<\/td>\nCharles M. Schulz, creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, died at age 77.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nThe war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic began in The Hague.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nDefying a California law, San Francisco officials began performing weddings for same-sex couples.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nA commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo, N.Y., home, killing all 49 aboard and a person in the house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III turns 26 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Franco Zeffirelli<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joe Garagiola<\/td>\nSportscaster<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bill Russell<\/td>\nBasketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joe Don Baker<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Hackett<\/td>\nRock musician (Genesis)<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael McDonald<\/td>\nSinger (The Doobie Brothers)<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joanna Kerns<\/td>\nActress (“Growing Pains”)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenio Hall<\/td>\nTalk show host<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chynna Phillips<\/td>\nSinger (Wilson Philips)<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse Spencer<\/td>\nActor (“House”)<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christina Ricci<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Josh Brolin turns 48 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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