Talk:February 20

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February 20: Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes in Ukraine (2014)

Avro CF-105 Arrow

1685 – The French colonization of Texas began with the landing of colonists led by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay.
1959 – Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.
1970 – The Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded.
1998 – At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest gold-medal winner in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the time.

Wulfric of Haselbury (d. 1154)
Elizabeth Holloway Marston (b. 1893)
Gail Kim (b. 1977)
Tōru Takemitsu (d. 1996)

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--81.226.178.105 (talk) 05:28, 21 September 2014 (UTC)opa== Mardi Gras deserves to be listed here? How is Easter handled? ==[reply]

Someone deleted Mardi Gras on the gounds that it's not singular to 2007. But I think the date of Mardi Gras moves around the way Easter does, so maybe it does belong here. How is Easter handled in these lists? --Coppertwig 14:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lunar Eclipse?[edit]

These happen at least 2 times each year. This is not significant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.91.171.36 (talk) 18:38, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Netscape Navigator 9.0.0.6[edit]

See Netscape Navigator 9 wiki and you should see that it is realeased in feb 20, 2008.91.110.172.127 (talk) 15:56, 7 July 2009 (UTC) Should it be onthis list or not?91.110.172.127 (talk)[reply]

Indian Independence[edit]

Indian Freedom was declared on this day in 1946. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.187.46.109 (talk) 09:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hoodie Hoo day[edit]

Hoodie Hoo day is supposedly celebrated on the 20th of February in the northern hemisphere. On this winter day, people go out at noon, wave their hands over their heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo". It is a day to chase away winter blahs, and bring in spring.

A National Hoodie-Hoo Day is February 20 - People
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