February 12th

~~This Day in History: 

-- On this day in 1809, two men were born within hours of each other, each to reshape the world in different ways. These men were Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Darwin was born in a beautiful Victorian mansion in England; Lincoln, a log cabin in the wilds of Illinois.
  Abraham Lincoln was born a homesteader. He later became a country lawyer, and went on to be our 16th United States President. It was during his service and Commander-in-Chief that the American Civil War broke out, because many southern states wanted to secede from the Union. Pandemonium broke out. Lincoln wished for the country to be held together, though it was obvious it wasn't going to happen that way. War was declared, and from 1861 to 1865, the country was split in two, the northern states (Union), against the southern states (Confederates). However, the Confederates began to gain support from European countries, including England. This would have been devastating to the Union, and Lincoln signed, on September 22, 1862, the Emancipation Proclamation. It "declared" all slaves free from their masters in the south. It was a purely political move, and it caused foreign powers to back off from supporting. The Confederates lost, and in 1868, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a radical. He is known as "Honest Abe", and is probably the most beloved and well-remembered USA presidents.
  Charles Darwin was born to a rich family in England. He later went into training to be a minster. However, after he went on a 3 year expedition on the HMS Beagle as a naturalist, he developed the evolutionary theory, which, in the simplest of terms, states that all beings evolved from more primitive creatures. He published 4 books, two of which (On the Origin of Species, and The Decent of Man) became a wild success. He later recanted his faith as a Christian, and became the "father" of evolution. He is celebrated in all fields of science and the root of all modern sciences (which is false. All his training as a naturalist came from CREATIONIST scientists, which knew much more on the subject than he did). Today, evolution dominates the scientific and educational realms, and has probably been the most influential component in the destruction of the modern Church.

-- On this day in 1999, President William Clinton was acquitted from the charges of purjery and obstructions of justice that would have led to his impeachment.

-- On this day in 2000, Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died at the age of 77. His comic strip is one of the most popular and well-known in the world.

~~Random Fact of the Day:

Since 1932, only Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush have failed in their bids for re-election to a second presidential term.