- 1792] Going postal: George Washington signs the Postal Service Act, creating the U.S. Post Office (2/20). NRA membership is given to each new employee..
- 1879] Five and dime: Frank W. Woolworth opens his first '5 and 10 cent' store (2/22) in Utica (NY)...
- 1925] Debuted on this date: The New Yorker Magazine is published (2/21)...1931] Alka Seltzer is introduced with a "plop, plop, fizz, fizz" (2/21)...1947] Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society of America in New York City (2/21). It's the first camera to take, develop and print a black and white print in 60 seconds. The camera will go on sale in 1948...
- 1958] Peace and love, man: The Peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (2/21)...
- 1962] Going in circles: John Glenn makes space history, orbiting the earth 3 times to become the first American to orbit the earth aboard 'Friendship 7' (2/20)...
- 1965] In cold blood: Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan at the age of 39 (2/21). Three Black Muslims are charged and jailed for the murder...2002] The State Department declares Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl dead, one month after he had been abducted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan (2/21)...
- 1976] "Happy Trails": Original Supreme, Florence Ballard is the victim of a fatal heart attack (2/22). At 32, she was living on welfare after being fired from the Supremes 9 years earlier. Ballard leaves 3 children...1982] Murray the K (Kaufman) is a victim of cancer at 60 (2/21)...1987] Pop Art guru Andy Warhol dies from a heart attack in his sleep following gall bladder surgery. Warhol was 58 (2/22)...1999] Movie critic Gene Siskel dies from complications following brain surgery at 53 (2/20)...2006] Curt Gowdy loses his long battle with leukemia at 86 (2/20). Curt's funeral procession circles Fenway Park before he's interred...
- 1980] Olympic Gold: Al Michaels makes the call: "Do you believe in miracles?" as the U.S. Hockey team beats the Russians in a semi-final game (2/22). Two nights later they beat Finland for the gold...1998] American Tara Lipinski, 15, is the youngest gold medalist in Winter Olympic history when she wins the Ladies figure skating title in Nagano (2/20)...2002] 16-year old Great Neck North student Sarah Hughes shocks the world by winning the women's figure skating gold medal at the Salt Lake City games (2/21)...
- 1988] I cried a tear: TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart tearfully confesses to his congregation in Baton Rouge (LA) that he was guilty of an "unspecified sin" and temporarily leaves the pulpit (2/21). Reports that he had taken up with a prostitute are later confirmed by him...
- 2003] Death by fire: Fire breaks out in a West Warwick (RI) club killing 100 including Great White guitarist Ty Longley. Two hundred are injured (2/20). Law suits are still being settled 6 years later...For more on February 20 -22: C L I C K:
Friday, February 20, 2009
(Weekend Edition) February 20 - 22, 2009...
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