Today in History: February 12, Clinton acquitted in impeachment trial

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 12, the 43rd time of 2025. There are 322 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton successful his impeachment proceedings of charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

Also connected this date:

In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for 9 days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded aft being condemned for precocious treason.

In 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was calved successful a log compartment astatine Sinking Spring Farm adjacent Hodgenville, Kentucky.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded successful New York City.

In 1912, Pu Yi, the past emperor of China, abdicated, marking the extremity of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1914, groundbreaking took spot for the Lincoln Memorial successful Washington, D.C.

In 2002, erstwhile Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević went connected proceedings successful The Hague, charged with genocide and warfare crimes. (Milošević died successful 2006 earlier the proceedings could conclude).

In 2019, Mexico’s astir notorious cause lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was convicted successful New York of moving an industrial-scale cause smuggling operation, execution and wealth laundering. (Guzman is presently serving a beingness condemnation astatine the national supermax situation installation successful Florence, Colorado.)

Today’s birthdays:

• Film manager Costa-Gavras is 92.
• Author Judy Blume is 87.
• Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 83.
• Country vocalist Moe Bandy is 81.
• Musician Michael McDonald is 73.
• Actor-talk amusement big Arsenio Hall is 69.
• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is 60.
• Actor Josh Brolin is 57.
• Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is 56.
• Actor Christina Ricci is 45.