February 12, 1909 (Friday)
- As the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth was celebrated across the United States, President Theodore Roosevelt appeared at Hodgenville, Kentucky, for the laying of the cornerstone for a building to house a log cabin in which Lincoln was born.
- The New York Academy of Sciences celebrated the centennial of the birth of Charles Darwin.
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on the centennial of President Abraham Lincoln's birth.
- The ferry SS Penguin began sinking off of Cape Terawhiti en route to Wellington, New Zealand, then exploded when the sea's waters flooded the boilers.
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Famous quotes containing the word february:
“In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it’s modern architecture.”
—Nancy Banks-Smith, British columnist. Guardian (London, February 20, 1979)