Today is the 51st day of Tuesday, February 20, 2024. There are 315 days left in the year.
Today’s main attraction in history:
On February 20, 1933, the Congress proposed the 21st amendment to the US Constitution to cancel prohibition.
What happened here when the disarray of prohibition allowed Chicago to drink again
on this date:
In 1792, President George Washington signed an act of the construction of the Post Office Department of the United States.
In 1862, 11 -year -old son and first woman Mary Tod Lincoln William Walen, Lincoln, died at the White House, obviously from typhoid fever.
In 1905, the US Supreme Court, in Jacobson vs Massachusetts, to protect public health, 7-2, maintained compulsory vaccination laws.
In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an immigration act, with “Idiots, Embasils, Combled Persons, Epiles, Crazy Person” from being admitted to the United States.
In 1933, the Congress proposed a 21st amendment to the US Constitution to cancel the prohibition.
In 1938, Anthony Eden resigned as a British Foreign Secretary after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlane’s decision to interact with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
In 1962, Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to revolve around the Earth as he flew on the Friendship 7 Spacecraft of Project Mercury, which revolved around 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds in a flight for 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds at a distance of 800 miles in the Atlantic Ocean in the south -south of Barmuda.
In 1965, the US ranger 8 spacecraft crashed on the moon, as planned after sending thousands of lunar surface paintings back.
In 1987, a bomb left by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski exploded behind a computer store in Salt Lake City, causing the store owner Gary Right seriously injured.
In 1998, Tara Lipinsky of the US won the Ladies Figure Skating Gold Medal at the Nagano Olympics; Mitchell Quan won the silver.
In 2003, a fireworks caught fire during a concert by Group Great White at the Station Night Club of West Warwick, Road Island, killing 100 people and injuring around 200 others.
In 2005, death claimed actor Sandra D at the age of 62; Music actor John Rit at the age of 88; And at the age of 67, Counterlative Author Hunter S. Thompson.
In 2020, a pole of the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found more Americans expressing some concerns about catching the flu than catching coronavirus.
In 2021, Naomi Osaka won his fourth Grand Slam Trophy by defeating Jennifer Braddy 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final.
Today’s birthday: Racing Hall of Famer Roger Penscay is 87. Singer-songwriter Bafi Santte-Mary is 83. The Hockey Hall of Fame Phil is Esposito 82. The Senate Minority Leaders Mich McConel, R-K., are 82. The film director Mike Leh is 81. Rock composer Billy Zoom (X) is 76 years old. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is 73. The actor John Woldstad 73. The newspaper successor Petricia Hurisht is 70. The actor Anthony Head is 70. Barkle is 61 years old. Rock composer Ian Brown (Stone Ross) is 61. Actor French Stewart is 60. Actor Ron Eldard is 59. The model Cindy Crawford is 58. Actor Andrew Shu is 57. Actor Lily Taylor is 57. Is 46. Actor Chelsea Pereti is 46 years old. The country’s composer Cay Bowls is 45. Actor Michael Zegen is 45. Actor Majandra is the Delphino 43. Actor Joko Sims is 43. Singer-muscians are Chris Theal 43. Richardson is 39 years old. The actor Danila is 37. Actor Miles Taylor is 37. Singer Rihanna is 36. Actor Jack Falhi is 35.