Almanac for February 12th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for February 12th: https://ko-fi.com/post/February-12-Lincoln-and-Darwin-Share-a-Birthdate-N4N31AOJ8G

Beatles Trivia

February 12, 1964: The Beatles perform a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall.
Author Julie S. Howlin post of the day: Charles Darwin's birthday

Bummer February 12th

February 12, 1976: Rebel Without a Cause actor Sal Mineo is stabbed to death by an assailant who doesn’t know who he is and chooses him at random in an attempted robbery. The assailant is sentenced to 57 years in prison for the fatal stabbing and for a string of burglaries.

February 12, 1980: Two days after 34-year-old Patricia Frazier of Texas saw a CBS network TV broadcast of the movie The Exorcist, Frazier kills her 4-year-old daughter Khunji and cuts out her heart. According to Dr. Leon Morris, a psychologist who spoke with Frazier after the crime, Frazier believed Khunji was possessed by demons and trying to harm her (Patricia). A jury of her peers finds Patricia Frazier not guilty by reason of insanity.