Today in History, Feb. 12
February 11, 2021 267 Today is Friday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2021. There are 322 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1973, Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place. On this date: In 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1818, Chile officially proclaimed its independence, more than seven years after initially renouncing Spanish rule. In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
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