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September 20, 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti
September 20, 2000 Patent on RSA cryptograph algorithm ends
September 20, 1997 Yanks clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive
September 20, 1995 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central
September 20, 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands
September 20, 1992 Colleen Walker wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
September 20, 1992 Frances votes in favor of Maastricht treaty
September 20, 1992 Leanza Cornett (Florida), 21, crowned 66th Miss America 1993
September 20, 1992 Phils' Mickey Moradini makes an unassisted triple play
September 20, 1992 Space shuttle STS-47 (Endeavour 2) lands
September 20, 1991 Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension
September 20, 1990 Both Germanys ratify reunification
September 20, 1990 Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message
September 20, 1990 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 20, 1989 FW De Klerk sworn in as president of South Africa
September 20, 1989 Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London
September 20, 1989 US Air overshoots runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, 2 people die
September 20, 1988 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run
September 20, 1988 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving
September 20, 1988 Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons
September 20, 1987 "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances
September 20, 1987 39th Emmy Awards: LA Law, Bruce Willis and Sharon Gless wins
September 20, 1987 Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race
September 20, 1987 Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions
September 20, 1987 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
September 20, 1987 Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown
September 20, 1986 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State
September 20, 1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players
September 20, 1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest
September 20, 1984 "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV
September 20, 1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
September 20, 1984 Suicide car bomb attacks U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, kills 23
September 20, 1983 3,112 turn out to see Pirates play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
September 20, 1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented
September 20, 1982 Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan vs. Australia
September 20, 1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
September 20, 1981 24th Ryder Cup: U.S., 18 -9 at Walton Heath GC, England
September 20, 1981 Belize declares independence
September 20, 1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal
September 20, 1981 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
September 20, 1980 Bronze plaque dedicated to memory of Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium
September 20, 1980 George Brett goes 0-for-4 dropping his avg below .400 for good
September 20, 1980 Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium
September 20, 1980 Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out
September 20, 1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I
September 20, 1979 Jose E dod Santos becomes president of Angola
September 20, 1979 NASA launches HEAO
September 20, 1978 "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances
September 20, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
September 20, 1978 Yamada Mumon Roshi visits Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach Germany
September 20, 1977 "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances
September 20, 1977 Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N.
September 20, 1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
September 20, 1976 Metroliner official opens in Brussels
September 20, 1976 Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women
September 20, 1976 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion
September 20, 1975 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley GC Pa
September 20, 1975 David Bowie's "Fame," single goes #1 for 2 weeks
September 20, 1975 Gary Sentman draws a record 176 lb longbow to a maximum 28" draw
September 20, 1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
September 20, 1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season
September 20, 1972 Police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm
September 20, 1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of "lewd" behavior
September 20, 1970 Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample
September 20, 1969 18th Ryder Cup: Draw, 16-16 at Royal Birkdale, England
September 20, 1969 Archies' "Sugar Sugar" hits #1
September 20, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits New York Mets, 4-0
September 20, 1968 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536
September 20, 1967 Benin separates from Nigeria
September 20, 1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland
September 20, 1967 Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38
September 20, 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1966 U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23
September 20, 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1964 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin
September 20, 1964 Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie
September 20, 1963 John F. Kennedy proposes a joint U.S. - Soviet voyage to the moon
September 20, 1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
September 20, 1962 Gov R Barnett refuses to admit a black to Miss Univ (James Meredith)
September 20, 1961 After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls
September 20, 1961 James Meredith refused access as a student in Mississippi
September 20, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
September 20, 1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yanks clinch pennant #26
September 20, 1960 U.N. General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations)
September 20, 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open
September 20, 1958 Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0
September 20, 1958 Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo)
September 20, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
September 20, 1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH
September 20, 1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season
September 20, 1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run
September 20, 1954 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution
September 20, 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1954 Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles
September 20, 1954 Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy
September 20, 1953 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR
September 20, 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
September 20, 1951 1st North Pole jet crossing
September 20, 1951 NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball
September 20, 1951 Swiss males votes against female suffrage
September 20, 1949 Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%
September 20, 1949 Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional
September 20, 1948 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 48 performances
September 20, 1948 Mexican Baseball league disbanded
September 20, 1946 Churchill argues for a "US of Europe"
September 20, 1945 German rocket engineers begin work in U.S.
September 20, 1944 Polish forces free Terneuzen Neth
September 20, 1943 Liberator bombers sinks U-338
September 20, 1942 Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m
September 20, 1939 British fleet takes German U-27 boat
September 20, 1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
September 20, 1938 Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres
September 20, 1938 Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London
September 20, 1935 Pitts Crawfords beat New York Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0
September 20, 1933 Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2
September 20, 1932 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant
September 20, 1932 Dutch South Seas rebaptized in IJsselmeer
September 20, 1932 Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables
September 20, 1931 Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184
September 20, 1927 New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th HR of season off Tom Zachry
September 20, 1924 Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams
September 20, 1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game
September 20, 1922 Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City
September 20, 1922 Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games
September 20, 1919 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY
September 20, 1919 Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs
September 20, 1919 Booth Tarkington's "Clarence," premieres in New York City
September 20, 1918 Royal Dutch Blast furnace and Steel factory opens in Hague
September 20, 1917 British assault on Polygon-forest, France
September 20, 1913 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA
September 20, 1911 Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header
September 20, 1908 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Philadelphia 1-0
September 20, 1905 Cleveland makes AL record 7 errors in an inning
September 20, 1904 George Ade's "College Widow," premieres in New York City
September 20, 1904 Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II
September 20, 1902 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
September 20, 1896 John Mcdermott wins 1st U.S. marathon (New York City)
September 20, 1884 6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria
September 20, 1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and VP
September 20, 1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president
September 20, 1879 U.S. Grants come to San Francisco for elaborate extended visit
September 20, 1877 Chase National Bank opens in New York City (later merges into Chase Manhattan)
September 20, 1876 Ottawa Football Club forms
September 20, 1873 Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal
September 20, 1870 Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French
September 20, 1870 Mayor William Tweed accused of robbing New York treasury
September 20, 1870 Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel
September 20, 1863 Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga Tennessee, ends
September 20, 1861 Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union
September 20, 1860 1st British royalty to visit U.S., Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)
September 20, 1859 George Simpson patents electric range
September 20, 1854 Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died
September 20, 1854 British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in Crimea
September 20, 1850 Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue
September 20, 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)
September 20, 1833 Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires
September 20, 1830 1st Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods
September 20, 1828 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory," premieres in Paris
September 20, 1797 U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston
September 20, 1793 British troops under maj-gen Williamson lands on (French) Haiti
September 20, 1792 French defeat Prussians at Valmy
September 20, 1787 Prince Willem V returns to Hague
September 20, 1777 Paoli massacre
September 20, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland
September 20, 1697 Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war)
September 20, 1688 French troops occupies Palts
September 20, 1674 2nd West Indie Company forms
September 20, 1664 Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women and black men
September 20, 1643 1st battle at Newbury: King Charles I vs Robert Devereux' armies
September 20, 1620 Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland
September 20, 1604 Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende
September 20, 1565 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida and massacre the French
September 20, 1530 Luther advises protestant monarch compromise
September 20, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan starts 1st successful circumnavigation of world
September 20, 1378 Robert de Geneve, "butcher of Cesena" crowned anti-pope Clemens VII
September 20, 1258 Cathedral of Salisbury inaugurated
September 20, 622 Prophet Mohammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina)
September 20, 451 General Aetius defeats Attila the Hun at Chalons-sur-Marne
September 20, 368 Emperor Valentinianus visits Nijmegen



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