On this day in history - February 12

What Happened On This Day – February 12

• 2002 The trial of Slobodan Milošević begins at The Hague

  The former President of Yugoslavia and Serbia died 4 years later, before the trial's conclusion.

• 1994 Edvard Munch's “The Scream” is stolen

  The iconic painting, one of a series of four, was recovered several months later.

• 1924 George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” premieres

  The piece is among Gershwin's best-known compositions and one of the most popular pieces of the symphonic jazz genre.

• 1912 The last Emperor of China abdicates at the age of 6

  Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City after a military coup in 1924. He died on October 17, 1967 aged 61.

• 1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in the U.S.

  The NAACP is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.