Non-musical history for today: 1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in the United States and the fourth-most-visited art museum in the world, behind The Louvre (of course), the Vatican Museum, and the British Museum.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 20.

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Non-musical history for today: 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr was arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama, and confined to Fort Stoddert. Ahh, if they only still did that, especially for sitting executives.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 19.

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Non-musical history for today: 1885 – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published in the United States. Many a book banning and even burning have been made over this book, mostly because white people can’t handle the use of the N-word. When I say can’t handle it, I mean, can’t work with it either in regular usage or because of white guilt. Suck it up, Buttercup.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 18.

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Non-musical history for today: 1996 – In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beat the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. That’s it. Nothing more to see here.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 17.

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Non-musical history for today: 1937 – DuPont chemist Wallace H. Carothers received a United States patent for nylon. Ladies’ legs wouldn’t have to go bare again (much to many’s chagrin).

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 16.

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Non-musical history for today: 1493 – While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus wrote an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World, like OPP if you’re Naughty By Nature, and stuff like that. (look up OPP if you don’t know).

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 15.

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Non-musical history for today: A martyred bishop of Terni died on this date in 273. His name was Saint Valentine. It wasn’t until the 8th century or so that people began holding feasts in honor of this martyr. Today, he is Hallmark’s, FTD’s, Whitman’s, and DeBeer’s favorite patron saint.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 14.

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Non-musical history for today: 1914 – In New York City, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. While that is “musical” in the broadest of senses, it’s really a protection and rights function and not necessarily “musical.” I have been a member of ASCAP. I don’t know that I still am.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for February 13.

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