This Day in History: February 12, 2024
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1554
Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days (in 1553), was executed for high treason.
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1733
Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah.
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1818
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1870
The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887).
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1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
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1912
Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Manchu (Ch'ing) dynasty in China, renounced his throne following the establishment of a republic under Sun Yat-sen.
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1973
The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place.
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1999
The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
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2002
Yugoslavian ex-president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial for war crimes.
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2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The games got off to a tragic start when a luger from the Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, dies tragically in a crash during training run.
