Today In History: February 20th
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A bit of February 20th history…
1792 - US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
1809 - US Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state
1872 - NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
1941 - 1st transport of Jews to concentration camps leaves Poland
1994 - Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
2012 - Scientists successfully regenerate the flowering plant, Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit (pictured)