History Blog

February 12

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Darwin(1809–1882) Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865) Forrest Tucker(1919–1986) Lyon “Lorne” Greene(1915–1987) “Franco Zeffirelli”(Gianfranco Corsi 1923–2019) ; Joe Don Baker–85 Judith Blume(Sussman)–83 Frederick “Michael” Ironside–71 Michael McDonald–69 Joanna Kerns(DeVarona)–68 James “Zach” Grenier–67 Arsenio Hall–65 Josh Brolin–53 Darren Aronofsky–52 Jesse Spencer–42 Enver Gjokaj –41 Christina Ricci–41 ; 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York ; 1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Missouri