The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
TODAY IN HISTORY
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.