On this day: February 12

POSTED: 04:16 PM PST Feb 11, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 11, 2013 

Charles Darwin and Abe Lincoln share a birthday, Superman makes his radio debut, President Clinton is acquitted in his impeachment trial, and Charles Schulz passes away, all on this day.

OTD February 12 - Ohio metric signs
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Ohio Department of Transportation

1973: The state of Ohio goes metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs. Four signs are initially erected along Interstate 71, but more follow.

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