March 20 in history
Events on March 20
Notable events that happened on March 20 in past years.
- 2021
La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles.
Wikipedia article: La Plume noire - 2015
Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
Wikipedia article: Syrian civil war - 2006
Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
Wikipedia article: Chadian National Army - 1999
Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
Wikipedia article: Legoland California - 1990
Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
Wikipedia article: Ferdinand Marcos - 1972
The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.
Wikipedia article: The Troubles - 1956
Tunisia gains independence from France.
Wikipedia article: Tunisia - 1942
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1923
The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
Wikipedia article: Arts Club of Chicago - 1916
Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik.
Wikipedia article: Albert Einstein - 1896
With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
Wikipedia article: Guangxu Emperor - 1883
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
Wikipedia article: Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property - 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
Wikipedia article: Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1616
Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
- 1206
Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
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