On February 12, 1924 George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered. The piece is among Gershwin’s best-known compositions and one of the most popular pieces of the symphonic jazz genre.
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February 12, 1851, gold was discovered in east-central New South Wales, sparking Australia’s first gold rush.
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On February 12, 1554, at age 16 Lady Jane Grey, titular queen of England, was executed in London by order of Mary I.
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And on February 12,, 2001, the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
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Today’s feature article was penned by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.