Historical Events
- 284 Roman soldier Diocletian proclaimed Emperor by the army
- 762 Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire
- 1695 Zumbi, the last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, is executed and decapitated, his head displayed on a pike to dispel any legends of his immortality
- 1815 Second Treaty of Paris: France and her allies agree France will pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars
- 1945 The Nuremberg war trials begin as 24 Nazi leaders are put on trial before judges representing the victorious Allied powers
- 1986 World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS
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Nov 20 in Film & TV
- 1983 100 million watch ABC TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war
Nov 20 in Music
- 1805 Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio", his only opera, premieres at Vienna's Theater an der Wien
Nov 20 in Sport
- 1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
Did You Know?
1st successful tank use in battle, at the Battle of Cambrai in World War I as Britain uses the new technology to break through German lines
On November 20, 1917
Selma Lagerlöf
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Edwin Hubble
Robert F. Kennedy
Joe Biden
Ming-Na WenFamous Weddings
- 1895 American businessman and tire maker Harvey Firestone (26) weds American composer Idabelle Smith (21)
- 1900 Archaeologist Hiram Bingham (25) weds Tiffany heiress Alfreda Mitchell in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1932 American blues musician Muddy Waters (19 or 21) weds American Mabel Berry; divorce in 1935
Famous Divorces
- 2007 Linda Bollea (46) divorces professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (53) after 23 years of marriage
- 2013 Business magnate Rupert Murdoch (82) divorces Wendi Deng (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 13 years of marriage
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Robert AltmanArticles, Photos and Quiz
Nuremberg War Trials Bring Nazis to Justice
The Trial of Major War Criminals began on this day, the first of a five-year series of hearings at Nuremberg where WW2 Nazis were held to account.
November 20, 1945
Weekly Quiz November 18 - 24
Who printed the 1st English book this week in 1477? Who lead the 1st European expedition to the American west? Which President gave the Gettysburg address?
