Today: February 20, 2025

On this day: February 20

Events that happened on February 20.

• February 20, 1952: Compulsory national ID cards are scrapped in the United Kingdom.
• February 20, 1968: The first episode of Columbo is aired.
• February 20, 1971: 74 people are killed by tornadoes in Mississippi.
• February 20, 1985: Ireland allows the sale of condoms without a prescription.
• February 20, 1989: The Provisional IRA blow up a section of a British Army barracks in Ternhill, England.
• February 20, 1992: Business magnate Ross Perot announces on Larry King Live that he will be running as an independent in the 1992 United States presidential election.
• February 20, 1993: Two 10-year-old boys called Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are charged with the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Merseyside, England.
• February 20, 1996:
  • Rapper Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard are acquitted of murder.
  • Canadian singer Celine Dion releases her single "Because You Loved Me".
  
• February 20, 2000: Rap star DMX releases his song "Party Up (Up in Here)".
• February 20, 2001: A foot-and-mouth crisis begins in the United Kingdom. Over 10 million sheep and cattle are killed in attempt to halt the spread of the disease.
• February 20, 2003: 100 people are killed after a fire breaks out at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
• February 20, 2007:
  • Football: Javier Mascherano moves to Liverpool.
  • Christina Aguilera releases her song "Candyman".
  
• February 20, 2009: Financial crisis: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at a six-year low due to fears that certain US banks will be nationalized.
• February 20, 2011: Arab Spring: Anti-government protests in Libya spread to the capital Tripoli.
• February 20, 2016: Jeb Bush drops out of 2016 US presidential campaign.
• February 20, 2019: Actor Jussie Smollett is charged with filing a false police report in relation to a hate crime hoax.
• February 20, 2020:
  • Political consultant Roger Stone is sentenced to 40 months in prison for obstructing an official proceeding.
  • The 2020 stock market crash begins.
  
• February 20, 2021: Winter Storm Uri: US President Joe Biden declares a major disaster in Texas.
• February 20, 2022:
  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19.
  • Covid-19: Australia announces that it is reopening its borders after nearly two years.
  
• February 20, 2023: US President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Ukraine.
• February 20, 2024: Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke is jailed for aggravated child abuse.

Is it that long ago already?

One month has passed since January 20, 2025:

• Donald Trump is inaugerated as the 47th president of the United States.
• Elon Musk is accused of making a Nazi salute during a speech at Trump's inauguration.
• DeepSeek releases its R1 AI model.

Nine months have passed since May 20, 2024:

• The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court applies for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for war crimes.
• Soccer: Liverpool officially announces Arne Slot as their new manager.
• Seafood restaurant chain "Red Lobster" files for bankruptcy.
• Scarlett Johansson accuses AI company ChatGPT of using her voice after she refused to give them permission.