Video: 'Opening Ceremony - Complete Event - Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympic'
(Saturday, February 12, 1994) — The 17th Winter Olympic Games opened today in Lillehammer, Norway. 1,737 athletes from 67 nations would participate through Feb. 27, 1994 (click here to watch highlights of the games).
Video: 'Rhapsody in Blue - Original 1924 Recording'
(Tuesday, February 12, 1924) — George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiered this afternoon at a concert held by Paul Whiteman and his band Palais Royal Orchestra, entitled An Experiment in Modern Music, which took place in Aeolian Hall in New York City.
Video: 'The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.'
(Thursday, February 12, 1914) — The groundbreaking for the Lincoln Memorial took place in Washington, D.C., today, the 105th anniversary of the late president’s birth. A year later on this date, the Memorial’s cornerstone was laid.
Video: 'Lady Jane Grey - Historical Controversy'
(Monday, February 12, 1554) — Lady Jane Grey, who’d claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded today after being condemned for high treason.
Video: 'Munch - Private Life of a Masterpiece (BBC Documentary)' (Feb. 12, 1994, at 40:25)
(Saturday, February 12, 1994, 6:30 a.m. CET) — A version of Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream” was stolen today from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. It was recovered a few months later in a sting operation.
