**The Andes Surrender**

On February 12, 1817, General José de San Martín led his Army of the Andes down the frozen slopes of the world's highest mountain range. Golden light painted the snow as these freedom fighters descended upon the unsuspecting Spanish forces. By nightfall, the path to Chile's independence was forged—one impossible descent at a time. 209 years of echoes in the thin air.

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... general strike along with 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) on February 12, 2026. The call to join the strike is to oppose four new Labour Codes that ...

Bank unions plan a nationwide strike on February 12, 2026. This action by AIBEA, AIBOA, and BEFI opposes new Labour Codes. While no official holiday is declared, Bank of Baroda warns of potential disruptions.#bankofbaroda #NationwideBankStrikeFebruary12 #bankstrikefeb12 #february12 #Nationwidebankstrike #AIBOA #BankofBaroda #bankbaroda
Nationwide bank strike on February 12, 2026: Will bank work be affected? Bank of Baroda alerts BSE - The Economic Times

February 12

This day in history:

• 1894 – Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
• 1733 – Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
• 1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1554 – Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for high treason after having claimed the throne of England for 9 days in July 1553.

Births:

• 1958 – Bobby Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish musician and songwriter
• 1584 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)

Deaths:

• 1915 – Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 821 – Benedict of Aniane, French monk and saint (b. 747)
• 1976 – Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)

Holidays:

• Lincoln's Birthday (United States)
• Union Day (Myanmar)
• Red Hand Day (United Nations)

Random Article of the day:

Vladimir Voltchkov

Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Валчкоў, Uładzimir Mikałajevič Vałčkoŭ; Владимир Николаевич Волчков; born April 7, 1978) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semifinals at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where, as a qualifier, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets. He represented Belarus in both the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games in 2000, also won the Wimbledon juniors competition in 1996. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 25.

February 12

This day in history:

• 1689 – The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
• 1832 – Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
• 1771 – Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden.
• 1818 – Bernardo O'Higgins formally approves the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.

Births:

• 1074 – Conrad II of Italy (d. 1101)
• 528 – Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei
• 1218 – Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (d. 1256)

Deaths:

• 1984 – Anna Anderson, Polish-American woman, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1896)
• 2012 – Denis Flannery, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1928)
• Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951)

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Mai (Chinese surname)

Mài is a Chinese surname. It is commonly transliterated as Mak in Hong Kong, based on the Cantonese pronunciation, though other transliterations exist. "麥" is the standard character in both Traditional and Simplified scripts but 麦 is also a variant seen in both. The meaning of the Chinese character is either wheat or barley. According to a 2013 study, 麦 was the 200th most common surname, shared by 550,000 people or 0.041% of China's population, with Guangdong being the province with the most.

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Song of the Day February 12 2024

n honor of the birth of Gabrielle Serene Varner bka Elle Varner

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Elle Varner - “Refill”

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