Event:
Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901
More Notable Events on June 20:
1990 50,000 die in a 7.6 earthquake in Iran
1977 Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez
1949 Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes
1867 President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
1840 Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
