{"id":9828,"date":"2023-06-20T04:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=9828"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T10:51:13","slug":"history-of-20-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-20-june\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 20 June"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of 20 June<\/h2>\n

1910<\/strong> – Mexican President Porfirio Diaz proclaimed martial law and arrested hundreds.<\/p>\n

1910<\/strong> – Fanny Brice debuted in the New York production of the “Ziegfeld Follies”.<\/p>\n

1923<\/strong> – France announced it would seize the Rhineland to assist Germany in paying its war debts.<\/p>\n

1928<\/strong> – Washburn-Crosby Company merged with 26 other mills to become General Mills.<\/p>\n

1941<\/strong> – The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Army Air Forces was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. The Army Air Forces were abolished with the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947.<\/p>\n

1943<\/strong> – Race-related rioting erupted in Detroit. Federal troops were sent in two days later to end the violence that left more than 30 dead.<\/p>\n

1947<\/strong> – Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was murdered in Beverly Hills,\u00a0CA, at the order of mob associates angered over the soaring costs of his project, the Flamingo resort in Las Vegas,\u00a0NV.<\/p>\n

1948<\/strong> – “Toast of the Town” debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan.<\/p>\n

1950<\/strong> – Willie Mays graduated from high school and immediately signed with the New York Giants.<\/p>\n

1955<\/strong> – The AFL and CIO agreed to combine names and a merge into a single group.<\/p>\n

1963<\/strong> – The\u00a0United States and the Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a hotline communication link between the two countries.<\/p>\n

1966<\/strong> – The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time.<\/p>\n

1967<\/strong> – Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.<\/p>\n

1977<\/strong> – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation.<\/p>\n

1979<\/strong> – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart was shot to death in Managua, Nicaragua, by a member of President Anastasio Somoza’s national guard.<\/p>\n

1983<\/strong> – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers must treat male and female workers equally in providing health benefits for their spouses.<\/p>\n

1997<\/strong> – The tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 38th home run of the season. The home run broke the\u00a0major league baseball record\u00a0for homers before the midseason All-Star break.<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong> – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the execution of mentally retarded murderers was unconstitutionally cruel. The vote was 6 in favor and 3 against.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Wikimedia Foundation\u00a0is founded in\u00a0St. Petersburg, Florida.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Celebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • 1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Brede Hangeland, Norwegian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Example, English singer\/rapper<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Josh Childress, American basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Darren Sproles, American football player<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hassan Adams, American basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Saki Aibu, Japanese actress<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Aur\u00e9lien Chedjou, Cameroonian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Matt Flynn, American football player<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Dreama Walker, American actress<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Carsten Ball, an Australian tennis player<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Asmir Begovic, Bosnian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor<\/sup><\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Javier Pastore, the Argentinian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Terrelle Pryor, American football player<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0DeQuan Jones, American basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sead Kola\u0161inac, Bosnian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1994<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Leonard Williams, American football player<\/li>\n
  • 1996<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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