Today is Tuesday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2019. There are 322 days left in the year.
1624 — English parliament comes together
1762 — English fleet occupies Martinique
1797 — Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" premieres in Vienna
1818 — Chile gains independence from Spain
1821 — Mercantile Library of the City of New York opens
1840 — Housatonic Railroad opens
1848 — Ballet "Faust" premieres
1870 — Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S silver coins to circulate in Canada.
1901 — Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed
1906 — George M Cohans musical "George Washington" premieres in New York
1912 — China adopts the Gregorian calendar