february 20 2023

February 20, 2023 is the 51st day of the year and the 62nd day of Winter, with Washington's Birthday, National Love Your Pet Day, Presidents Day, and World Day of Social Justice being the top tweets. 1 Additionally, the NBA Awards will be held in the United Kingdom, India, and South Africa 1 , and the server will be under maintenance from 04:30 to 06:00 on February 20th. 1 On this day, John Glenn became the first American in space in 1962 2 , Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica in 1935 2 , and Roy Cohn was born in 1927. 2 James III of Scotland annexed Orkney and Shetland from Denmark–Norway in 1472. 2 On this day in 1962, Astronaut, politician and pilot John Glenn became the first American in space when he piloted the Mercury capsule, better known as Friendship 7, around the Earth three times 3 , and in 1935, Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica. 3