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Interesting things that happened February 20th:

Birthdays on this date:
 In 1898 Enzo Ferrari, car designer and manufacturer
 In 1902 Ansel Adams, knows how to handle a camera
 In 1924 Gloria Vanderbilt, fashion designer (Don't my jeans look great!)
 In 1925 Robert Altman, director (M*A*S*H)
 In 1927 Sidney Poitier, actor
 In 1931 Amanda Blake, actor (Gunsmoke)
 In 1934 Bobby Unser, auto racer
 In 1937 Nancy Wilson (in Chillicothe, Ohio), singer
 In 1941 Buffy Sainte-Marie (in Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan), songwriter,
         actor
 In 1942 Phil Esposito
 In 1946 Sandy Duncan (in Texas), actor
 In 1949 Jennifer O'Neill (in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), actor
 In 1954 Patty Hearst (in San Francisco, CA), famous kidnap hostage
 In 1955 Jeff Daniels, actor
 In 1966 Cindy Crawford, model

Events worth noting:
 In 1673 First recorded wine auction held in London.
 In 1807 Former U.S. VP Aaron Burr is arrested on charges of plotting to
         annex Spanish territory in Mexico and Louisiana in order to establish
         an independant republic.
 In 1847 A relief party reaches the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada Mnts.
 In 1864 Battle of Olustee, Florida.
 In 1873 University of California gets its first Med School (UC/SF).
 In 1901 First territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes.
 In 1902 Heavy surf breaks over San Francisco's Seal Rocks and damages Sutro
         Baths.
 In 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco.
 In 1931 Congress allows California to build the Oakland-Bay Bridge.
 In 1937 First automobile/airplane combination tested, Santa Monica, Ca
 In 1945 The 1st wave of U.S. Marines storm on to Iwo Jima.
 In 1962 John Glenn aboard Friendship 7, is first American to orbit the
         Earth.
 In 1965 Ranger 8 launched (moon impact mission).
 In 1972 President Nixon visits China.

And remember ...
 International Friendship Month
 National Children's Dental Health Month
 Chocolate Month

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several errors have been found in the past.  Don't place any bets on the basis
of what you find here.  -- Gabe