THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Today is Thursday, February 16, the 47th day of 2012. There are 319 days left in the year.

600 ― Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying ``God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

1838 ― Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions

1923 ― Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen

1932 ― First patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree

1937 ― DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H. Carothers

1948 ― Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for first time

1956 ― Britain abolishes the death penalty

1959 ― Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista

1980 ― Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France

1992 ― Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's No. 32 uniform