NATIONAL PLUM PUDDING DAY
Also known as Christmas pudding, National Plum Pudding Day celebrates a traditional holiday dessert. On February 12th, learn about this tasty treat with an interesting history. Discover more...
Coming on February 13, 2025
National Days
GALENTINE'S DAY
NATIONAL CHEDDAR DAY
NATIONAL GIVING HEARTS DAY
NATIONAL TORTELLINI DAY
February 12th Celebrated History
1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
1915
The ground is broken on the Lincoln Memorial.
2001
NASA's NEAR spacecraft lands on the asteroid 433 Eros. It's the first time a human-made object lands on an asteroid.
1985
Diamonds become the second hardest substance when General Electric Company announces the creation of Borazon. Dr. Robert H. Wentorf Jr. synthesized cubic boron nitride to create the substance which is used in manufacturing for grinding hard surfaces.
February 12th Celebrated Birthdays
Louisa Catherine Adams - 1775
The 6th First Lady of the United States was born in the United Kingdom. As the wife of John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams traveled far and wide before and after his election to the White House.
Charles Darwin - 1809
The English naturalist is best known for his theory of evolution and his book On the Origin of Species.
Abraham Lincoln - 1809
In 1860, the American attorney was elected the 16th President of the United States. He saw the country through the American Civil War and was re-elected to a second term in 1864. The evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln while he was attending a play at Ford's Theatre. He died the following morning at 7:22 AM.
Interestingly, just a few hours earlier on the 14th, President Lincoln signed into law the legislation establishing the United States Secret Service.
Omar Bradley - 1893
The five-star general's active duty career spanned 69 years, 8 months, and 7 days - longer than any active duty service member in the history of the United States Armed Forces. Bradley graduated from West Point in 1915. He commanded the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, and served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Judy Blume - 1938
The American writer is best known for her children's and young adult books including Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge, Blubber, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
