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Historical Events on February 20

  • Battle of Parabiago

    1339

    The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clashed in the Battle of Parabiago.

  • United States Postal Service

    1792

    The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.

  • Battle of Olustee

    1864

    American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.

  • San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

    1931

    The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.

  • Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933

    1933

    Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.

  • John Diefenbaker

    1959

    The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.

  • Mir

    1986

    The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.

  • Enver Hoxha

    1991

    In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.

  • List of people killed during Euromaidan

    2014

    Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in Ukraine's capital Kiev, many reportedly killed by snipers.

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