WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Today is Wednesday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2014. There are 322 days left in the year.

1624 ― English parliament comes together

1818 ― Chile gains independence from Spain

1889 ― Henrik Ibsen’s “Fruen fra Haven” premieres in Oslo

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

1924 ― George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” premieres at Carnegie Hall (New York NY)

1945 ― San Francisco selected for site of U.N. Conference

1950 ― Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees

1950 ― Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb

1989 ― Gretzky sets two records; his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season

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