Feb. 12, 1909:
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, KU Chancellor Frank Strong orchestrates a campus ceremony and banquet for state legislators, capping a major lobbying campaign for increased state funding to the University.

Feb. 17, 1962:
The Kansas Board of Regents votes funds to replace the original Fraser Hall, claiming it had "outlived its usefulness."
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Feb. 18, 1930:
Future KU alumnus Clyde Tombaugh announces his discovery of the planet Pluto.
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Feb. 18, 1949:
Kansas Governor Frank Carlson signs into law the “Rural Health Program for Kansas,” a measure conceived by KU School of Medicine Dean Franklin Murphy to provide additional physicians and other medical professionals to underserved Sunflower State communities.
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Feb. 19, 1857:
Kansas Territorial Governor John W. Geary signs a bill passed by the Territorial Legislature that calls for the establishment of Kansas Territorial University in Kickapoo, Leavenworth County, not Lawrence.

Feb. 19, 1917:
The death of soldier-adventurer Frederick Funston, whose failure to graduate did not prevent him from achieving widespread—albeit fleeting—fame.