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What happened in history on this day: February 12?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 12 in ...
- 1934 - Walt Disney Productions files an application for a trademark of "Mickey Mouse" for use in books and newspaper comic strips.
- 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Brave Little Tailor for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mother Goose Goes Hollywood for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Ferdinand the Bull for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1939 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Good Scouts for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1940 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Pointer for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1940 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Ugly Duckling for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1945 - Disney delivers the film The Right Spark Plug in the Right Place to the Electric Auto-Lite Company.
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Sound Recording.
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo" from the film Cinderella for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film In Beaver Valley for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration, color.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Special Effects.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Pigs is Pigs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Siam for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
- 1955 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Vanishing Prairie for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features.
- 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the tenth "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Desperado from Tombstone.
- 1973 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Napoleon and Samantha for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Dramatic Score.
- 1975 - The film of The Walt Disney Story closes at Disneyland.
- 1988 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom. Magicians Siegfried and Roy appear to make Sleeping Beauty Castle disappear.
- 1988 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Shoot to Kill to theaters in the US.
- 1989 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Mickey's Happy Valentine Special, with Ludwig Von Drake.
- 1993 - Buena Vista generally releases the film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey to theaters.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film The Cemetery Club to theaters in the US.
- 1996 - Disney launches a ten-day preview of its Internet Web site, Disney.com.
- 1997 - Grenada issues sixteen postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Hong Kong.
- 1999 - Bob Iger issues a memo saying ABC headquarters would be moved from New York to Burbank, California.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film My Favorite Martian to theaters in the US.
- 1999 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Life is Beautiful to theaters in Great Britain.
- 2001 - Disney releases the animated film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Adventure Begins on videocassette and DVD in the United Kingdom.
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for animated feature.
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for sound effects editing.
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for original score.
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "If I Didn't Have You" from the film Monsters, Inc. for an award for best original song.
- 2009 - Grand opening of The American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.
- 1936 - Adolf Hitler decides the time is right for Germany to re-occupy the Rhineland.
- 1940 - The Australian 2nd Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force arrive at Suez, Egypt.
- 1941 - Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya, with an advance party of German troops.
- 1942 - (1109 hours) British Royal Air Force patrols spot the three German warships traveling through the Straits of Dover.
- 1942 - Soviet troops capture Krasnodor.
- 1942 - (1218 hours) Coastal guns of Dover, England, open fire on the three German warships passing by, and motor torpedo boats launch torpedo attacks, but score no hits.
- 1942 - (1230 hours) Six British Swordfish and eleven Spitfires attack the three German warships in the English Channel, but all Swordfish are shot down.
- 1942 - (1335 hours) British bombers begin attacks on the three German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen. By 1800 hours, 242 bombers have flown, but no ships have been hit.
- 1942 - German battle cruiser Scharnhorst hits two mines, and Gneisenau hits one. Despite serious damage, they arrive safely in Kiel harbor. Scharnhorst is out of action for 12 months.
- 1943 - Winston Churchill writes to Josef Stalin, informing him of preparations for a cross-Channel invasion of Europe in August or September.
- 1944 - The first battle for Cassino ends in failure for the Allies. Since January 20, Allied casualties number 14,375, with German casualties at 6,444.
- 1945 - Poland issues ten postage stamps noting the dates of liberation of various Polish cities.
- 1946 - The US Government issues a 131-page memorandum to nineteen republics of the Western Hemisphere charging that the Argentine Government gave active support to the German war effort, and now gives refuge to powerful Nazi interests.
- 1953 - Poland issues two postage stamps marking the 10th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad.
- 1990 - Montserrat issues five postage stamps depicting World War II battleships.
- 2002 - Sega releases the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle video game for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2003 - Sony releases the EverQuest Online Adventures video game for the PlayStation 2.
- 2007 - Microsoft launches the Xbox Live Rewards program.
- 1658 - Swedish forces arrive at Vordingborg on Sjaelland, surprising the Danish defenders.
- 1771 - King Adolf Frederick dies. His son Prince Gustav becomes King Gustav III.
- 1994 - (to February 27) The 17th Olympic Winter Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway. Sweden wins 2 gold and 1 silver medals.
- 1870 - An official proclamation sets April 15 as the last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada.
- 1912 - A report from the stocktakers at the Mint lists 2,951.28 ounces of silver blanks for $1 coins on hand as of December 31, 1911.
- 2008 - The Royal Canadian Mint unveils the design of a 25-cent non-circulating silver coin commemorating Anne of Green Gables. Mintage limit is 50,000.
- 2009 - The Royal Canadian Mint and the Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium of Canada launch the Top 10 Canadian Olympic Winter Moments contest, for the top three submissions to be featured on circulating 25-cent coins in late 2009.
- 1878 - Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358).
- 1899 - First two-man team six-day bicycle race in US begins, Madison Square Garden, New York City.
- 1909 - Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6).
- 1920 - National League votes 6-2 for one commissioner American League votes 6-2 to keep group commission.
- 1926 - Barendrecht soccer team forms.
- 1937 - Cleveland Rams granted an NFL franchise.
- 1949 - Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey.
- 1956 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Miami Beach Golf Open.
- 1958 - Boston Celtics' Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse Nationals 119-101.
- 1961 - Boston Celtics' player Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Philadelphia Warriors 136-125.
- 1961 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1961 - Mushtaq Mohammad scores first Test Cricket century at age 17 years 82 days.
- 1964 - End of Richie Benaud's 63-Test cricket career.
- 1964 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1964 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen.
- 1967 - Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 1971 - Only Test Cricket for Ken Eastwood, who scored 5 and 0 Australia versus England.
- 1977 - Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0.
- 1978 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic.
- 1978 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne.
- 1978 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner.
- 1980 - New York Islanders second scoreless tie, versus Winnipeg Jets.
- 1980 - Richard Hadlee becomes New Zealand's top wicket-taker with 117.
- 1981 - Arbitrator Goetz declares Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent.
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tying NHL record.
- 1984 - Cale Yarborough becomes first Daytona 500 qualifier above 200 MPH.
- 1984 - West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup.
- 1984 - Alice Miller wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1985 - 37th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-4 at Calgary.
- 1985 - West Indies beats Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup.
- 1986 - First-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Island versus Guyana.
- 1989 - 39th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 143-134 at Houston, Texas.
- 1989 - 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry.
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky sets two records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season.
- 1989 - Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours.
- 1989 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman.
- 1991 - North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition.
- 1994 - (to February 27) XVII Olympic Winter Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway.
- 1995 - 45th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 139-112 at Phoenix, Arizona.
- 1995 - Jeff Rouse swims world record 50 metre backstroke (24.37 seconds).
- 1995 - Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly.
- 1995 - Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7 minutes 37.51 seconds).
- 1995 - Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7 minutes 35.15 seconds).
- 1995 - Sun Cayun pole vaults indoor female world record (4.12 metres).
- 1995 - Susan Auch skates female world record 500 metre (38.94 seconds).
- 1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500 metre (38.69 seconds).
- 1998 - Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their fourth head coach.
- 2002 - For the first time in its history, Major League Baseball owns a team after acquiring the Expos from Jeffrey Loria for $120 million.
- 2010 - In Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the XXI Olympic Winter Games open. Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky lights the outdoor cauldron of the Olympic flame. 2600 athletes representing 82 nations are scheduled to participate in 86 events.
- 1947 - Daytime fireball and meteorite-fall seen in eastern Siberia.
- 1955 - Soviets dedicate space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan.
- 1961 - USSR launches Venera 1 toward Venus.
- 1979 - Kosmos 1076, first Soviet oceanographic satellite, launched.
- 2001 - The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
- 2008 - At the International Space Station, the Columbus laboratory module built by the Europe Space Agency is installed and opened for the first time.
Other history:
- 1818 - Chile gains independence from Spain.
- 2008 - In the USA, General Motors reports a fiscal 2007 year loss of US$39 billion.
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