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Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 20 [ talk · edit · history ] July 20. 1651 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.
2018 (Sunday) 2017 (Saturday) 2016 (Friday) 2015 (Wednesday) April 15 is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 260 days remain until the end of the year.
July 1 – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is founded. July 2 – The United States Congress passes the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA), mandating Special Education federally. July 5 – A catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona kills 11 firefighters.
Today, that feels like ancient history (relax guys, we're using the word "ancient" frivolously here), but realizing that the first American football game was played only four years after the war's ...
17. On September 7, 1960, Wilma Rudolph made Olympic history by becoming the first woman, and the first African American woman, to win three gold medals. She became known as the fastest woman in ...
For a given epidemic or pandemic, the average of its estimated death toll range is used for ranking. If the death toll averages of two or more epidemics or pandemics are equal, then the smaller the range, the higher the rank. For the historical records of major changes in the world population, see world population. [3] [4]
October 7 – The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 3, to win their 15th World Series Title. October 12 – The Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority is founded in New York City at Panhellenic Tower. October 14 – The United Nations begins work in the new headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.
12th Street Riot: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city: 43 are killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned. Riots break out in Rochester, New York and last until July 24. 2 people would die and $60,000 worth of damage would be dealt.