Wednesday February 20, 2008

Historical Events

• Barack Obama wins the Democratic caucus in Wisconsin and Hawaii over Hillary Clinton as the Presidential candidate. John McCain wins Wisconsin for the Republican side.
• A U.S. Navy warship in Hawaii launches a missile at a satellite that is no longer being used for spy purposes. The missile is fired from 153 miles above the atmosphere to destroy its fuel tank.
• Two F-15 Eagle fighter aircrafts of the United States Air Force crashed in mid-air near Florida, just over the Gulf of Mexico.
• The United States Federal Reserve predicts lower economic growth and rising unemployment rates for the remainder of the year.
• After the completion of the STS122 assembly mission to International Space Station, the Space Shuttle 'Atlantis" lands at Kennedy Space Center.
• In a election that was hailed by OSCE and international monitors as democratic, the Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarangyan is elected President.
• According to the United States Geological Survey, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred off Sumatra's western coast.
• Following the arrest of a Marine Corps member on suspicion of rape, the United States military has imposed a curfew for all Okinawa residents.
• 23 terrorists were arrested by the government of Morocco, including Mustapha Matassim, Secretary General of Alternative Civilization and a political party that is recognized by the state.
• Seven South Korean servicemen die in a military helicopter crash.
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See also

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Who died on February 20, 2008?

• Emily Perry

Other February 20th famous deaths

• Hunter S Thompson

  American journalist and author (Born 1937).

• Kathryn Kuhlman

  American evangelist, minister and faith-healer, considered a great mystic and clairvoyant.

• Dick York

  American actor who played the first Darren in "Bewitched," a popular long-running series starring Elizabeth Montgomery.

• Alexander Haig

  American Soldier & Civil servant, 7th Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 5th White House Chief of Staff and 59th United States Secretary of...

See all famous people who died on February 20th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces

Personality of February born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Wednesday.

February 20th marks the 50th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 315 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Flo Rida - Low
2. Chris Brown - With You
3. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
4. Alicia Keys - No One
5. Timbaland - Apologize

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz - Now You're Gone
2. Nickelback - Rockstar
3. Adele - Chasing Pavements
4. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
5. Kelly Rowland - Work

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Keyshia Cole - I Remember
2. Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again
3. J. Holiday - Suffocate
4. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
5. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - Gotas De Agua Dulce
2. Juanes - Me Enamora
3. Flex - Te Quiero
4. Enrique Iglesias - Donde Estan Corazon
5. Conjunto Primavera - Te Llore

Premier League

• Motherwell - Inverness C : 3 - 1

Ethniki Katigoria

• Levadeiakos - Iraklis : 3 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.27
• Apple AAPL: opens at $122.20
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.15
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.01
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $104.60

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 108.13 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0122 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0994 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.144 CNY
• 1 EUR = 159.08 JPY