TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Feb. 12, 1999

The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice. ALSO ON THIS DATE

1809

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

1909

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

1912

Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.

1914

Groundbreaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

1924

George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered in New York.