Today in history: Feb. 12
In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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1909: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
1914: Lincoln Memorial
In 1914, groundbreaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (A year later on this date, the cornerstone was laid.)
1973: Operation Homecoming
In 1973, Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
1983: Eubie Blake
In 1983, composer-pianist Eubie Blake, who wrote such songs as “I’m Just Wild About Harry” and “Memories of You,” died in Brooklyn, New York, five days after turning 100.
1999: Bill Clinton
In 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2000: Charles M. Schulz
In 2000, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, died in Santa Rosa, California, at age 77.
2006: Shaun White
In 2006, Snowboarder Shaun White beat American teammate Danny Kass to win the Olympic gold medal.
2012: Adele
Adele emerged as the top winner at the Grammy Awards, winning six trophies, including record and song of the year (for “Rolling in the Deep”) and album of the year (for “21″), in a ceremony shadowed by the death of Whitney Houston the day before.
2019: Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
In 2019, Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was convicted in New York of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation; a jury whose members’ identities were kept secret as a security measure had deliberated for six days. (Guzman is serving a life sentence at the federal supermax prison facility in Florence, Colorado.)