On February 12th in US History
Part II
Part II
On February 12th in 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by 60 people gathered in NYC to discuss recent race riots and how to fight discrimination. They were initially known as the National Negro committee and signed a proclamation known as “The Call.” It was based on the Niagara movement of 1905.
On February 12th in 1955 - President Eisenhower sent 1st US "advisors" to South Vietnam to aid the government under Ngo Dinh Diem.
On February 12th in 1962 - President Kennedy commuted the death sentence of Jimmie Henderson, a Navy seaman, to confinement for life.
On February 12th in 1972 - Senator Kennedy advocated amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters.
On February 12th in 1973 - Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
On February 12th in 1989 - The special prosecutor in the Iran-Contra case and the Justice Department reached an agreement on protecting classified materials aimed at allowing the trial of Oliver North to proceed.
On February 12th in 1990 - President Bush rejected Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's new initiative for troop reductions in Europe, but predicted a "major success" on arms control at the superpower summit in June.
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