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September 20th in History

Ole Miss refuses to admit James Meredith (but later loses). In other news, Magellan sets sail, the Battle of Chickamauga ends, and Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs. Upton Sinclair, Red Auerbach, Jay Ward, Sophia Loren, and George R. R. Martin are born; Fletcher Christian, Jacob Grimm, Gherman Titov, and Simon Wiesenthal die. Happy Azerbaijani Oil Workers' Day!

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Quote of the Day

Upton Sinclair, author and political candidate born September 20, 1878

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on him not understanding it."

Upton Sinclair, author and political candidate born September 20, 1878