Calendar: Week of February 17
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday is Presidents Day, a day off for millions in honor of all our nation's presidents.
- Washington's Birthday Celebration, at Mount Vernon, Feb. 17 beginning at 9 a.m.
- What is Presidents Day? (snopes.com)
- The forgotten story of George Washington's love life ("Sunday Morning," 2/17/19)
- 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)
- Worst president ever: The ignominy of James Buchanan ("Sunday Morning," 11/06/16)
Tuesday marks the 90th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, whose downgrading to a mere dwarf planet in 2006 is still protested by millions.
- Watch: NASA videos take you on a personal tour of Pluto (7/17/17)
- Does Pluto have the ingredients for life? (2/27/17)
- NASA reveals new pictures of Pluto (CBS News, 07/15/15)
- Why Pluto got demoted (CBS News, 08/24/06)
- Pluto debate not over yet (09/05/06)
- Demoted from planethood, Pluto makes its case (CBS News, 07/13/15)
- Scientists are puzzled by mysterious "haloes" on Pluto (4/28/16)
- GALLERY: Lowly Pluto astonishes
On Wednesday, singer Smokey Robinson, widely regarded as "The King of Motown," turns 80.
- How Smokey Robinson met Aretha Franklin, his childhood friend and "ace" ("CBS This Morning," 8/17/18)
- Smokey Robinson on gift of songwriting, releasing new album ("CBS This Morning," 12/11/14
- Smokey gets in your soul ("Sunday Morning," 11/10/99)
- smokeyrobinson.com (Official site)
- Follow @SmokeyRobinson on Twitter
Watch Smokey Robinson perform his 1981 hit, "Being With You":
Thursday sees the opening of "Countryside, The Future" at New York's Guggenheim Museum, an exhibit exploring radical changes in the world's rural areas.
- "Countryside, The Future" at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City (Feb. 20-August 14)
- Ticket info
Friday's the kickoff in Brazil for the colorful Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which runs through the next Tuesday.
- Rio Carnival 2020 (riocarnaval.org)
- Rio Carnival 2020 Guide (rio-carnival.net)
And Saturday's the night for the NAACP Image Awards, a salute to outstanding achievements and performances by people of color, broadcast live on BET, a ViacomCBS network.
- NAACP Image Awards
- Watch the NAACP Image Awards Saturday, February 22, at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on BET
