The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)

TODAY IN HISTORY

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Feb. 12, 1809

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1909

The National Associatio­n for the Advancemen­t of Colored People was founded.

1914

Ground-breaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (A year later on this date, the cornerston­e was laid.)

1940

The radio play “The Adventures of Superman” debuted with Bud Collyer as the Man of Steel.

1999

The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstructio­n of justice.

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