Sunday, February 20, 2011

February 20

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1792 The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington. The Postal Service There's Never Enough Time Such Greatest Heights Promo
2 1872 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. Morrissey To Me You Are a Work of Art Ringleader of the Tormentors
3 1909 Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro. Belle & Sebastian I Can See Your Future Write About Love
4 1942 Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace. The Telescopes Flying Flying
5 1943 American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Beck The Information The Information
6 2009 Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en-route to the national airforce headquarters were shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack. Animal Collective We Tigers Sung Tongs

(Historical facts about February 20 are from Wikipedia.)

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