Day In History
This Day in History
Today: February 20, 2026
1339
The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.[1]
1472
Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.[2]
1521
Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.[3]
1547
Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.[4]
1685
René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
1792
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
1798
Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
1813
Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
1816
Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
1824
William Buckland formally announces the name Megalosaurus, the first scientifically validly named non-avian dinosaur species.[5]
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