It happened on a… February 12

2019

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán found guilty of all 10 federal crimes against him in New York after 200 hours of testimony.

2010

XXI Winter Olympic Games open in Vancouver, Canada.

2004

Mattel announced that “Barbie” and “Ken” were breaking up. The dolls had met on the set of their first television commercial together in 1961.

2002

The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He eventually dies four years later before its conclusion.

1999

US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.

1994

XVII Winter Olympic Games opens in Lillehammer, Norway.

1977

The Police recorded their first single, ‘Fall Out’ for £150 ($255) at Pathway Studios, London, England.

1955

Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

1947

Christian Dior unveils a “New Look”, helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.

1879

The first artificial ice rink opened in North America. It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY.

1878

Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask.