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February 12: The Qing Dynasty Ends, The Senate Acquits Bill Clinton and Abraham Lincoln is Born

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February 12, 2021

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1700  The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony and Russia and the Swedish Empire.

1912  The last Qing Emperor of China, Puyi abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and thus the mandate of heaven

1947  French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look"

1999  US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial

2001  NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

2013  North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized

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Charles M. Schulz

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James Cash Penney

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February 12: Abraham Lincoln, the Presidential Icon


Abraham Lincoln, hailed by many as the greatest President of the United States, was born in poverty on this day in a one-room rural cabin, the son of a farmer.
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