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2015 (Friday) February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years ).
Alonso de Ojeda(c.1466–c.1515) is noted as the discoverer of South America, as commander of the fleet with Juan de la Cosaand Amerigo Vespucci. John Cabot(c.1450–c.1500) was an Italian navigator who was the first European that sailed along to North American coast in 1497 since the Norse 500 years prior. Vasco da Gama(c.1460–1524).
2001–2009. "Okay, just wondering." [ 1][ a] — Dale Earnhardt Sr., American race car driver (18 February 2001), after asking teammate Andy Pilgrim if he had any advice for him prior to his fatal crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. "It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, [ 2][ 3] I am the master of my fate: I ...
It is God's way. His will be done." [ 1 ][ note 1 ] — William McKinley, president of the United States (14 September 1901), dying after being shot on 6 September. "My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [ 3 ] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan.
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
In 2019, it had 20 million unique visitors each month. The same year, journalist Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic described a Famous Birthdays page as a "status symbol" or "badge of honor" for internet personalities, noting its teenage and Generation Z demographic [8] and Lorenz for The New York Times calling it a "a milestone in any influencer ...
The complete text of "Happy Birthday to You" first appeared in print as the final four lines of Edith Goodyear Alger's poem "Roy's Birthday", published in A Primer of Work and Play, copyrighted by D. C. Heath in 1901, with no reference to the words being sung. [26]
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. [ b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in ...