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February 12
1554Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days (in 1553), was executed for high treason. 1733Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah. 1818Chile formally proclaimed its independence from Spain. 1870The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887). 1909The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded. 1912Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Manchu (Ch'ing) dynasty in China, renounced his throne following the establishment of a republic under Sun Yat-sen. 1973The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place. 1999The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. 2002Yugoslavian ex-president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial for war crimes. 
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