May 20

Categories: Today In History

Holidays and Observances
- Cameroon: National Day
- East Timor: Independence Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1972: Busta Rhymes - Rapper
- 1954: David Paterson - New York State Gov.
- 1946: Cher - Musician
- 1908: Jimmy Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life
Famous Deaths
- 1989: Gilda Radner - Saturday Night Live
- 1506: Christopher Columbus - Explorer
Music Chart Toppers
- 2004: Usher - Burn
- 1990: Madonna - Vogue
- 1987: U2 - With or Without You
- 1970: The Guess Who - American Woman
- 1966: The Mamas & the Papas - Monday Monday Josh Hosler: Chart Topper Archive
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: Prince Caspian - Georgie Henley
- 2007: Shrek the Third - Mike Myers
- 2006: Da Vinci Code. - Tom Hanks
- 2005: Revenge of the Sith - Natalie Portman
- 2004: Shrek 2 - Mike Myers
- 1998: Godzilla - Hank Azaria The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
More Days
- May 19 - All Days - May 21

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The 2000s
- 2004: Ahmad Chalabi home was raided by American and Iraqi troops.
The 1990s
- 1993: The final episode of Cheers aired on NBC.
May 20 1969

1969: Vietnam War: The battle of Hamburger Hill ends as American and South Vietnamese troops capture Apbia Mountain.

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The 1960s
- 1961: The Ku Klux Klan and other groups of whites descended on Montgomery County Alabama attacking black bus protesters.
The 1930s
- 1932: Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland for Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
The 1860s
- 1861: The capital of the Confederate States of America moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia.
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