Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Today is the 43rd day of 2026. There are 322 days left in this year.
Notable Events
1554
Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, was beheaded after being charged with treason.
1733
English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga.
1870
Women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote.
1892
President Lincoln's birthday was declared a national holiday.
1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
1915
The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.
1924
George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premiered in New York City.
1940
The radio play "The Adventures of Superman" debuted on the Mutual network with Bud Collyer as the Man of Steel.
1968
"Soul on Ice" by Eldridge Cleaver was first published.
1973
The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
1993
In a crime that shocked Britons, two 10-year-old boys lured 2-year-old James Bulger from his mother at a shopping mall in Liverpool, England, then beat him to death.
1995
Jurors in the O.J. Simpson murder trial toured the scene where Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman had been slain, then visited the estate of the former football star.
Notable Births
1809
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky.
Notable Deaths
1907
More than 300 people died when the steamer Larchmont collided with a schooner off New England's Block Island.