On This Day in History February 20, 2019

Historical Events 1792  US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance 1872  New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens 1873  British Naval Officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and claims it for Britain 1938  UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigns stating Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has appeased Nazi Germany 1947  Earl Mountbatten of Burma appointed as last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) Kurt Cobain (1967 - 1994) Rihanna 31st Birthday Sidney Poitier 92nd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Chester Nimitz (1885 - 1966) Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895) More Famous Deaths