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February 12 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is Founded in Baltimore, Maryland
by Vishul MalikOne hundred years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States who freed the slaves, a group black and white Americans founded the National Association for…
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February 12 1912 – The last Emperor of China, Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, abdicates the throne
by Vishul MalikOn February 12, 1912, Empress Longyu signed an edict forcing the last Qing Emperor Puyi to abdicate thus ending over two thousand years of imperial tradition in China and giving…
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February 12 1934 – Export-Import Bank of United States (Ex-Im Bank) incorporated as Export-Import Bank of Washington
by Vishul MalikSoon after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in March 1933, he focused his attention on the domestic economic situation created by the Great Depression. Later, Roosevelt asserted that a…
