Heres’s a chronological timetable of events that occurred on this day in history. Let’s find out what happened today in history.
294 Kublai Khan, the conqueror of Asia, dies at the age of 80.
1554 Lady Jane Grey, the Queen of England for thirteen days, is beheaded on Tower Hill.
1818 Chile gains independence from Spain.
1912 China becomes a republic following the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty.
1921 Winston Churchill of London is appointed colonial secretary.
1931 Japan makes its first television broadcast–a baseball game.
1938 Japan refuses to reveal naval data requested by the U.S. and Britain.
1940 The Soviet Union signs a trade treaty with Germany
1949 Muslim Brotherhood chief Hassan el Banna is shot to death in Cairo.
1953 The Soviets break off diplomatic relations with Israel
1966 The South Vietnamese win two big battles in the Mekong Delta.
1972 Senator Edward Kennedy advocates amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters.
1980 The Lake Placid Winter Olympics open in New York.
1999 The U.S. Senate fails to pass two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
Born on February 12
1768 Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor
1775 Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams
1809 Charles Darwin, naturalist and influential theorist of evolution
1809 Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United State (1861-1865).
1828 George Meredith, English poet and novelist.
1880 John L. Lewis, American labor leader.
Source: History Net
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