February 12 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for February 12
In the headlines today:

2000	Peanuts creator Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer in his Santa Rosa, California, home at age 77.
2000	Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies at age 75 after battling leukemia for nine months.
1999	The US Senate acquits President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice in his impeachment trial.
1999	American Airlines pilots defy a federal court order and continue their sickout, causing the airline to cancel over a thousand flights.
1993	A pair of 10-year-olds kidnap and beat to death a two-year-old child at a Liverpool, England shopping mall.
1940	The Adventures of Superman radio serial premieres on the Mutual network, featuring Bud Collyer in the title role.
1929	Actress Lilly Langtree dies.
1924	George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York.
1912	The Republic of China is formed.
1909	The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
1892	President Abraham Lincoln's birthday is declared a US holiday.
1870	Women residents of the Utah Territory are granted the right to vote.
1773	Savannah, Georgia is founded by English colonists, led by James Oglethorpe.