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Today in History: February 12

1294 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. She was barely 17 years old.

1836 Mexican General Santa Anna crosses the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.

1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is formed.

1935 The Macon, the last U.S. Navy dirigible, crashes off the coast of California, killing two people.

1972 Senator Edward Kennedy advocates amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters.

1974 The Symbionese Liberation Army asks the Hearst family for $230 million in food for the poor.

1999 The U.S. Senate fails to pass two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton. He had been accused of perjury and obstruction of justice by the House of Representatives.


Born on February 12

1809 Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President of the United State (1861-1865).

1809 Charles Darwin, naturalist and influential theorist of evolution (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection).

1893 Omar Bradley, U.S. army general during World War II.


JOTD
Two guys meet at the store.

Two guys, one old, one young,
are pushing their carts around the grocery store
when they collide.
The old guy says to the young guy,
"Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife,
and I guess I wasn't paying attention
to where I was going."
The young guy says, "That's OK, it's a coincidence.
I'm looking for my wife, too...
I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate."
The old guy says, "Well,
maybe I can help you find her...
what does she look like?"
The young guy says,
"Well, she is 27 yrs. old, tall,
with red hair,
blue eyes, is buxom wearing no bra,
long legs,
and is wearing short shorts.
What does your wife look like?'
To which the old guy says, "Doesn't matter,
--- let's look for yours."