This Day In History

February 20

St. Eucherius - - Bishop

1792  President Washington signed the Act creating the US Post Office.
1839  Congress prohibited dueling in Washington, DC
1933  The House of Representatives voted to approve an amendment to the US Constitution to repeal prohibition.
1962  Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit earth in the "Freedom Seven" capsule.

1902  Ansel Adams
1927  Actor Sidney Poitier
1930  Actress Patricia Smith
1934  Race car driver Bobby Unser
1937  Race car driver Roger Penske
1946  Dancer & Actress Sandy Duncan
1946  Musician J. (Jerome) Geils
1951  Actor Edward Albert
1954  Publishing heiress, actress and kidnapee Patty Hearst (Shaw)

1957  

• Marianne by The Hilltoppers

• Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders

• Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody by Jerry Lewis

• The Banana Boat Song by The Tarriers

• Moonlight Gambler by Frankie Laine

1966  

• Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie

• These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra

• Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder

• The Ballad of the Green Berets by Sargent Barry Sadler

1975

• You're No Good by Linda Ronstadt

• Pick Up the Pieces by AWB

• Best of My Love by The Eagles

• Devil in the Bottle by TG Sheppard

1984

•  Karma Chameleon by Culture Club

• Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

• Thriller by Michael Jackson

• Don't Cheat in Our Home Town by Ricky Skaggs

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