Today is Tuesday, February 20th, the 51st day of the year. There are 315
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES American Heart Month,
Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month,
National Cherry Month, Great American Pie Month, National
Grapefruit Month, National Weddings Month, International
Flirting Week, Cherry Pie Day, Love Your Pet Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Charles Barkley, 61, Hall of Fame basketball player/sports analyst
Broderick Thomas, 57, football player
Stephon Marbury, 47, basketball player
Fred Jackson, 43, football player
Rihanna, 36, singer
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Angelina Grimke, 219, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer (d. 1879)
Sidney Poitier, 97, actor (d. 2022)
Nancy Wilson, 87, jazz singer
DEATHS
Frederick Douglass, 1895, anti-slavery leader (b. 1818)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1864 – The 54th Massachusetts fights in the Civil War battle of Olustee, Florida.
1900 – J.F. Pickering patents his airship invention.
1944 – Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers.
1952 – 1st black umpire in organized baseball certified (Emmett Ashford)
1960 – Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll guitarist, plays his first gig.
1963 – Willie Mays (SF Giants) signs a record $100,000 per year contract.
1968 – State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A & M.
1991 – 33rd Grammy Awards: Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey.
1997 – SF Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract.
HOROSCOPE
Being a Pisces born on February 20th, your intuition and selflessness are amongst your most defining qualities. You are very aware of your emotions and those of others, which explains how you seem to notice when someone is upset before anyone else. Your friends and family would be the first to admit that you “just know” when they are feeling down, but they would also say that you are the first one to offer support. You are truly selfless in the fact that you will always put the needs of other before your own. In some cases, this translates into extreme circumstances, but you are just as likely to put things on hold to lend a supportive shoulder or ear.
