Sunday, February 20, 2022

On This Day in History

February 20, 2022

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

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