History Blog

February 20

Happy Birthday RIP Ansel Adams (1902–1984) Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) Robert Altman (1925–2006) John W. Geils Jr(1946–2017) Gloria Vanderbilt (1924–2019) ; Sir Sidney Poitier–94 Sandra “Sandy” Duncan–75 Patricia Hearst–67 Cynthia “Cindy” Crawford–55 Lili Taylor–54 Calpernia Addams–50 Brian Littrell–46 Trevor Noah–37 Robyn Rihanna Fenty–33 ; 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington