434 Historic Events for February 12
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| 1850 |
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Original Washington's Farewell Address manuscript sells for $2,300
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| 1852 |
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Hendrik Blink, geographer (Van de Eems tot de Schelde)
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| 1853 |
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Bertram Luard-Selby, composer
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| 1857 |
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Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
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| 1861 |
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State troops seize US munitions in Napoleon, AK
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| 1861 |
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Lou [Andreas-]Salom‚, Russian/German author (Im Kampf um Gott)
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| 1861 |
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Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72
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| 1865 |
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Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland)
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| 1865 |
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Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in US House of Reps
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| 1867 |
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Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German author (Warbride) [or Febr 18]
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| 1867 |
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Joe Howard, NYC, vocalist (Gay Nineties Revue)
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| 1868 |
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Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP/founder (SDAP)
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| 1869 |
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Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education/Arts (VVD)
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| 1870 |
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Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada
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| 1873 |
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J¢n Trausti, [Gudmundur Magn£sson], Icelandic writer (Heidarbylid)
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| 1873 |
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Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins
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| 1874 |
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King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US
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| 1876 |
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Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop
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| 1877 |
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1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem, Mass
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| 1877 |
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US railroad builders strike against wage reduction
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| 1878 |
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Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)
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| 1879 |
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1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)
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| 1879 |
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News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London
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| 1880 |
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John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60)
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| 1880 |
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National Croquet League organizes (Phila)
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