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(1927–2022) ; Sandra “Sandy” Duncan–76 Patricia Hearst–68 Cynthia “Cindy” Crawford–56 Lili Taylor–55 Calpernia Addams–51 Brian Littrell–47 Trevor Noah–38 Robyn Rihanna Fenty–34 ; 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington