Historical Events
- Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin
- Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags
- New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
- Silas Noble & JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine
About February 20, 1872
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 151 years, 1 month and 1 day
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Pisces