20th February 1920
U.S. Signal Corps men deliver motion picture reels to the White House for President Wilson.
Secretary of War Baker today presents eleven Distinguished Service Medals and two distinguished Service Crosses previously awarded to officers and civilians.
American explorer Robert Peary has passed away. He claimed to be the first person to have reached the geographic North Pole, although the claim is now disputed.
Ship Losses:
Aghia Paraskevi (Greece) The cargo ship was wrecked off Cape St. Thomas, Argentina with the loss of fifteen of her crew. Survivors were rescued by
Carnarvonshire ( United Kingdom).
Commandant Dorise (France) The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Kamma (Denmark) The schooner was driven ashore on the south coast of Skagen and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.