| History By Day |
| February 20th |
| History by Day - Copyright 2009 |
| About February 20th is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (315 in leap years). Births 1942 - Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator 1967 - Andrew Shue, actor 1967 - Kurt Cobain, sing, songwriter, musician (Nirvana) Deaths 2005 - Hunter S. Thompson, journalist, author (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) 2009 - Socks, First Cat (U.S. President Bill Clinton family's pet cat) Events 1962 - Astronaut John Glenn orbits the earth, becoming the first American to do so. 2003 - A pyrotechnics display sets The Station night club on fire during a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 and injuring over 300 others. |
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