Today’s Highlight in History
Today is Friday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2016. There are 323 days left in the year. On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Kentucky.
On this date
1554 — Lady Jane Grey, who’d claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being condemned for high treason.
1818 — Chile officially proclaimed its independence, more than seven years after initially renouncing Spanish rule.
1909 — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
1940 — The radio play “The Adventures of Superman” debuted with Bud Collyer as the Man of Steel.
1963 — A Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 720 broke up during severe turbulence and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 43 people aboard.
1973 — Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
1999 — The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Today’s Birthdays
Movie director Franco Zeffirelli is 93. Actor Joe Don Baker is 80. Eliz
abeth Dixon of Rome is 80. Author Judy Blume is 78. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 74. Actor Michael Ironside is 66. Rock musician Steve Hackett is 66. Actress Joanna Kerns is 63. Actor- talk show host Arsenio Hall is 60. Actor Josh Brolin is 48. Singer Chynna Phillips is 48. Actor Jesse Spencer is 37. Actress Christina Ricci is 36. NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III is 26. Actresses Baylie and Rylie Cregut (TV: “Raising Hope”) are 6.