FEB 12TH
1554-Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days (in 1553), was executed for high treason.
1733-Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah.
1818-Chile formally proclaimed its independence from Spain.
1870-The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887).
1909-The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
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.
1973-The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place.
1999-The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2002-Yugoslavian ex-president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial for war crimes.
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