Historical Events for 12th February 2024

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1855 - Michigan State University established
1934 - The four-day February Uprising, sometimes called the Austrian Civil War, begins
1964 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen
1964 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
1981 - Pete Squires sets record for 1575 steps of Empire State Building, 10m
2012 - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected President of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote
2013 - North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized
2016 - Fiji becomes the first country to ratify the UN climate deal (signed Paris, December 2015)
2019 - US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to US Treasury
2023 - Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB

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