February 20, 1792 - George Washington signs the Postal Service Act.

February 20, 1872 - Luther Childs Crowell receives a patent for a machine that makes square-bottomed paper bags.

February 20, 1872 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

February 20, 1872 - Silas Noble and JP Cooley receive the patent for a toothpick manufacturing machine.

February 20, 1902 - Ansel Adams, photographer, is born.
 

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February 20, 1942 - The first American flying ace of WW II becomes Edward O'Hare. A Navy fighter pilot, O'Hare destroyed five Japanese bombers in the short span of four minutes as they approached his aircraft carrier near the Solomon Islands.

February 20, 1962 - The first American orbital space flight, the Friendship 7, takes John Glenn around the Earth three times.

February 20, 1968 - As a result of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins to investigate American policy in Vietnam.
 

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