TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Today is Tuesday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2008. There are 323 days left in the year.

1818 _ Chile gains independence from Spain

1882 _ Social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam

1909 _ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded

1912 _ Last Ching (Manchu) emperor of China, Henry Pui, abdicates

1925 _ Estonia forbids Communist Party

1950 _ Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb

1953 _ USSR breaks relations with Israel

1960 _ Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers

1987 _ Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 million damages

1991 _ North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition