A fire at a rock concert in a West Warwick, Rhode Island, nightclub kills 100 people and seriously injures almost 200 more on February 20, 2003.

On February 20, 1998, 15-year-old Tara Lipinski wins the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and becomes the youngest gold medalist in her sport.

In a thrilling display of athleticism and artistry, Tara Lipinski captured the hearts of millions at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, by winning the gold medal in ladies' figure skating at the tender age of 15.

An episode of the hit TV sitcom “Seinfeld” titled “The Pothole” airs for the first time on February 20, 1997; it includes a story line in which the character Kramer adopts a stretch of the fictional Arthur Burghardt Expressway through the real-life Adopt-a-Highway program.

In a highly controversial vote on February 20, 1985, the Irish government defies the powerful Catholic Church and approves the sale of contraceptives.

Reg Murphy, an editor of The Atlanta Constitution, is kidnapped after being lured from his home near the city.

On February 20, 1965, NASA’s Ranger 8 spacecraft made a historic descent onto the lunar surface, successfully completing its mission by crashing intentionally into the moon.

In 1933, a significant shift occurred in American society as Congress proposed the 21st Amendment to the U.

In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt enacted a significant immigration measure that reflected the prevailing attitudes towards mental health and disability in the early 20th century.

In a landmark decision rendered on February 20, 1905, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of compulsory vaccination laws in the case of Jacobson v.