Historical events on March 20
MARCH 20, 1993
The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also
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MARCH 20, 1760
A fire of unknown cause broke out in Boston, Massachusetts, destroying 349 buildings.
The Great Boston fire of 1760 was a major conflagration that occurred on March 20, 1760, in Boston in the Province of
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MARCH 20, 2014
Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
The Taliban, which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant
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MARCH 20, 1861
An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.
The 1861 Mendoza earthquake occurred in the province of Mendoza, Argentina on 20 March at 11:30 PM. It had an estimated magnitude
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MARCH 20, 1939
Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
On 20 March 1939, Nazi Germany's foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop presented an oral ultimatum to Juozas Urbšys, foreign minister of Lithuania.
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MARCH 20, 1923
The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.
Arts Club of Chicago is a private club and public exhibition space located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago,
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MARCH 20, 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel
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MARCH 20, 1987
The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections. Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is
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MARCH 20, 1942
World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur (pictured) announced: "I came through and I shall return."
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 20, 1724
Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope.
Pope Innocent XIII, born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8
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MARCH 20, 1922
The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most
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MARCH 20, 1944
World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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