Calendar: Week of February 18
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday is Presidents Day, with events including a wreath-laying by George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon.
- Washington's Birthday Celebration, at Mount Vernon, Feb. 18 beginning at 9 a.m.
- What is Presidents Day? (snopes.com)
- The truth about George Washington ("Sunday Morning," 7/01/07)
- How author Brad Meltzer uncovered the secret plot to kill George Washington ("CBS This Morning," 1/08/19)
- George Washington slept here ("Sunday Morning," 2/18/99)
Tuesday brings this year's George Polk Awards for journalism, named for the CBS News Correspondent killed covering the Greek civil war in 1948.
- George Polk Awards, at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., February 19 at 10 a.m.
On Wednesday, Patty Hearst, whose 1974 kidnapping was a media sensation, turns 65.
- Patty Hearst: FBI Famous Cases (fbi.gov)
- On this day: Patty Hearst kidnapped ("CBS Evening News," 02/04/06)
- The fascinating history of the ransom note ("48 Hours, 5/10/12)
Thursday is the 70th anniversary of Time magazine's Louis Armstrong cover – a first for a jazz musician.
- Time Magazine, Feb. 21, 1949 issue (cover)
- Almanac: Louis Armstrong ("Sunday Morning, 8/07/13)
- Decades-old Louis Armstrong recording unearthed ("CBS Evening News, 4/26/12)
- Louis Armstrong House Museum, Queens, N.Y.
- Louis Armstrong discography
- Louis Armstrong Society Jazz Band
Friday kicks off National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. Enough said.
- Girl Scouts' Zip Code Cookie Finder
- Download the Girl Scout Cookie Finder app (iOS or Android)
- For the Girl Scouts, cookies are more important than ever (CBS News, 1/12/18)
- Andy Rooney deconstructs the Girl Scout Cookie ("60 Minutes," 3/22/06)
- Woman in Colorado ordered to repay stolen money from Girl Scout cookie funds (CBS News, 11/22/18)
And Saturday's the day for the New Jersey Bike and Walk Summit in West Windsor. It's dedicated to making communities more bike- and pedestrian-friendly.
- New Jersey Bike & Walk Summit, Conference Center of Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, N.J., February 23 (beginning 8 a.m.)
- Adventure Cycling Association
- USA Cycling
- Alliance for Biking and Walking
- PeopleForBikes
- Bicycle Culture Institute
- Rails to Trails Conservancy
- National Bicycle Greenway
Story produced by Charis Satchell.
