Today in History, Feb. 12: Bill Clinton
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Today's Highlight in History:
1999: Bill Clinton
On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
1809: Abraham Lincoln
In 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky.
1912: Pu Yi
In 1912, Pu Yi (poo yee), the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.
1924: "Rhapsody in Blue"
In 1924, George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premiered in New York.
1959: Lincoln Penny
In 1959, the redesigned Lincoln penny — with an image of the Lincoln Memorial replacing two ears of wheat on the reverse side — went into circulation.
1973: Operation Homecoming
In 1973, Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
1980: "D.B. Cooper"
In 1980, the FBI announced that about $5,800 of the $200,000 ransom paid to hijacker "D.B. Cooper" before he parachuted from a Northwest Orient jetliner in 1971 had been found by an 8-year-old boy on a riverbank of the Columbia River in Washington state.
1993: James Bulger
In 1993, in a crime that shocked and outraged Britons, two 10-year-old boys lured 2-year-old James Bulger from his mother at a shopping mall near Liverpool, England, and beat him to death.
2000: Charles M. Schulz
In 2000, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died in Santa Rosa, Calif. at age 77.
2008: General Motors
In 2008, General Motors reported losing $38.7 billion in 2007, a record annual loss in automotive history, and offered buyouts to 74,000 hourly workers.
2008: Uno
In 2008, Uno became the first beagle named Westminster's best in show.
2009: Colgan Air Crash
Ten years ago: A Colgan Air commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo, N.Y., home, killing all 49 aboard and a person in the house. (The victims included Alison Des Forges, 66, a noted expert on the 1994 Rwanda genocide, and Gerry Niewood, 64, and Coleman Mellett, 34, members of Chuck Mangione's band.)
2009: Judd Gregg
Ten years ago: Saying he'd made a "mistake" by agreeing to serve, Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as President Barack Obama's commerce secretary.
2014: Tina Maze
Five years ago: Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland tied for gold in the Olympic women's downhill at Sochi; it was the first gold-medal tie in Olympic alpine skiing history.
2018: Baltimore Police Corruption
One year ago: Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering and conspiracy at a trial that was part of a federal probe of corruption among rogue members of the city's police force.
2018: Jamie Anderson
One year ago: American snowboarder Jamie Anderson won gold in the women's slopestyle event at the Winter Olympics in South Korea as winds whipped ice pellets across the jumps; most riders fell or abandoned their runs.
2018: National Portrait Gallery
One year ago: The National Portrait Gallery unveiled portraits of former President Barack Obama and his wife, painted by African-American artists chosen by the Obamas.
