Today in History - History - February 12th

1958Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101

2013At a ceremony in Philadelphia, the NFL pays tribute to the life of the late Steve Sabol and his many contributions to the league

2007Marty Schottenheimer is abruptly fired as head coach of the San Diego Chargers due to lack of playoff success and a strained relationship with ownership

1921Winston Churchill becomes British Minister of Colonies

1961Mickey Wright wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open

19964th ESPY Awards: Cal Ripken, Rebecca Lobo win

20019th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Marion Jones win

1961Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125

1999President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.

1950Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb

1809Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th US President (1861-65)

1809Charles Darwin, England, discovered evolution (Origin of the Species)

1663Cotton Mather, Boston Massachusetts, American Puritan minister (Salem witchcraft trials)

1934Bill Russell, Monroe La, NBAer (Boston Celtics, Oly-gold-56)

1971James Cash Penney, US founder (J C Penney), dies at 95

2000Tom Landry, American football coach (Dallas Cowboys), dies at 75

2000Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, dies at 77

1789Ethan Allen, American patriot, dies at 51