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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Mutiny on the Bounty! In other news, Kon-Tiki sets sail and the US occupation of Japan ends. It's the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Harper Lee, Saddam Hussein, Ann-Margret, and Jay Leno; Benito Mussolini and Iceberg Slim died. Happy International Astronomy Day!
Read MoreApril 29th in History
Nixon releases the tapes! In other news, Dachau is liberated, Hair opens on broadway, and Prince William marries Kate Middleton. It's the birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Duke Ellington, Bernie Madoff, and Jerry Seinfeld; Alfred Hitchcock, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Amarillo Slim died. Happy International Dance Day!
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The Louisiana Purchase! It's the birthday of Kaspar Hauser, Alice B. Toklas, Willie Nelson, and Larry Niven; Casey Jones, Adolf Hitler, Muddy Waters, and Sergio Leone died. Happy Walpurgisnacht!
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