Vietnam War: The Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre occurs, allegedly by South Korean troops. Date: February 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law. Date: February 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅…

Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage. Date: February 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On…

Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia. Date: February 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect. Date: February 12, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him. Date: February 12, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream. Date: February 12, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. Date: February 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Date: February 12, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)