On this day

February 20

2 verified events

1920

1920

resistance

Willows Korean Aviation School Established

Backed by the Korean Provisional Government, Korean immigrants opened an aviation school in Willows, California, to train pilots for the independence struggle-a forerunner of the Republic of Korea Air Force. (Established Feb 20; grand opening July 5, 1920.)

1929

1929

history

Congress Ratifies the American Samoa Deeds of Cession

On February 20, 1929, nearly three decades after Samoan chiefs signed the Deeds of Cession, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution formally accepting and ratifying the cession of American Samoa. The long delay reflected an ambiguous status that still leaves American Samoans U.S. nationals rather than citizens.