Holidays 2021-02-19
Today's observances are about the temporary insanity defense, preventing heart disease among women, preventing plagiarism, tug of war contests, chocolate mints, and an early proponent of a heliocentric planetary system: Chocolate Mint Day Copernicus Day International Tug of War Day National Woman's Heart Day Prevent Plagiarism Day Temporary Insanity Day On this date in 1859 the temporary insanity defense was first successfully employed in a murder trial. Nicolaus Copernicus , an astronomer/mathematician who advocated for heliocentrism before it was cool, was born on this date in 1473. By Andreas Cellarius - first upload to de:wikipedia 22:42, 5. Apr 2004 by de:UserRivi . . 570 x 480 (63.606 Byte) (Heliozentrisches Weltbild), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65270