What Happened On March 20

What Happened On Mar 20 Events

1782 Mar 20 Lord North Resigns as British Prime Minister
North holds the rather dubious distinction of being the first Prime Minister of Britain, or indeed anywhere else in the world, to be forced out of office by a motion of no confidence, res...
1792 Mar 20 The Guillotine is adopted as the Revolution's official means of execution
The guillotine became infamous (and acquired its name) in France at the time of the French Revolution. The device derives its name from Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor and me...
1863 Mar 20 Battle of Vaught's Hill
Description: During the inactivity following the Battle of Stones River, a Union brigade-sized reconnaissance force, under Col. Albert S. Hall, left Murfreesboro on March 18. Circling to ...
1905 Mar 20 Grover Shoe Factory Disaster
Located on the corner of Main and Calmar streets in the largely Swedish neighborhood of the Campello section of Brockton, the Grover factory burst into flames at 7:50 am on March 20, 1905...
1936 Mar 20 Lee "Scratch" Perry is born
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential in the development and acceptance of regg...
1941 Mar 20
to 1941 Mar 21
 The English City of Plymouth Sustains Heavy Bombing from German Luftwaffe in the 'March Raids'
At just after 8.30pm the alert was sounded and at 8.39 the attack started. First came a group of Heinkel III bombers flying at between 9,900 and 11,500 feet. Included in the load of bom...
1942 Mar 20
to 1942 Mar 23
 Battle of Oktwin
On March 20, the 143rd Regiment plus cavalry units attacked the positions of the Chinese Cavalry Regiment north of River彪关, driving the Chinese forces back with heavy losses. The bulk o...
1948 Mar 20 20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards spread awards around, with no film receiving more than 3 awards, the last time this would happen until the 78th Academy Awards. The surprise winner for this year ...
1952 Mar 20 24th Academy Awards
The 24th Academy Awards is an event that honored the Greatest Films of 1951. The single film which came out with the largest number of honors was An American in Paris, which received s...
1954 Mar 20 La Salle Beats Bradley in Final Four
The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1965 Mar 20 UCLA Beats Michigan in Final Four
The 1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1967 Mar 20 US Military Begins Operation Popeye, a Cloud Seeding Program
Project Popeye was an experiment in increased rainfall through cloud seeding jointly approved by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense. The technical aspects of the ...
1968 Mar 20 FDA Approves Prometheus's Imuran
Preventing kidney transplant rejection along with other medicine. It may also be used to treat signs and symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis. It may also be used for other conditions ...
1974 Mar 20 Elvis Presley releases Good Times
Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley. The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held by Elvis in Memphis, it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and...
1985 Mar 20 First Woman Wins Iditarod
On Wednesday, March 20, 1985, at 9:00 a.m., Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®, the dog-pulling sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Riddle...
1989 Mar 20 Mother Love Bone releases an EP, Shine
Shine is the debut EP by the American rock band Mother Love Bone. It was released on March 20, 1989 through Stardog/Mercury Records. The EP was recorded in January 1989 at London Bridg...
1993 Mar 20
to 1993 Mar 27
 1993 Special Olympics World Winter Games
20-27 March 1993 The Fifth Special Olympics World Winter Games are held in Salzburg and Schladming, Austria, with 1,600 athletes from more than 50 countries participating in five winter ...
1994 Mar 20 WrestleMania X
WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place at Madison Square Garden in New York, ...
1995 Mar 20 Tokyo Gas Attack
On Monday March 20, 1995, five members of Aum Shinrikyo launched a chemical attack on the Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest commuter transport systems, at the peak of the morning ru...
2001 Mar 20 Dimmu Borgir releases Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia is the fifth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2001. This is also the fir...
2001 Mar 20 Sepultura release Nation
Nation is the eighth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 2001 through Roadrunner Records. Nation features guest appearances from artists such as Hatebreed s...
2001 Mar 20 Stephen King publishes Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher (2001) is a novel written by Stephen King. It was adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name. The book, written longhand, was the author's tool for recuperation from a 1999 c...
2002 Mar 20 South Park Episode 603 - "Freak Strike"
The kids learn that Talk Shows offer special assistance to grossly disfigured people who appear on their show. They immediatly sign Butters up as a guest with a a strange deformity. With ...
2003 Mar 20
to 2003 May 1
 United States Invades Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1, 2003, was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Spain, Poland and Denmark. ...
2006 Mar 20 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion released
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K...
2006 Mar 20 Venom release Metal Black
Metal Black is the eleventh studio album by the heavy metal band Venom. It was released in 2006 through Castle Music/Sanctuary Records. It is the last to feature Mykvs on guitar. The name...
2007 Mar 20 Hannah Montana Soundtrack Special Edition Is Released
The Hannah Montana 2-Disc Special Edition Soundtrack was released on March 20, 2007. It was put in a holographic silver box including: * The original soundtrack * Bonus track:...
2008 Mar 20 Boston Celtics defeat Dallas Mavericks, 94-90
DALLAS - The Celtics messed with Texas and got away with it. more stories like this They tamed the Texas triangle by defeating the Mavericks, 94-90, last night at sold-out American Ai...
2009 Mar 20 Boston Celtics defeat San Antonio Spurs, 80-77
SAN ANTONIO - Coach Doc Rivers predicted the Celtics might have to "tie down" Kevin Garnett to keep him from getting involved in the fourth quarter of last night's 80-77 victory over the ...
2009 Mar 20 "Knowing" Is Released
Knowing is a 2009 American science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, bu...
2009 Mar 20 Roland Burris sets up legal defense fund
Confronted with anticipated legal bills of upwards of $400,000, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is setting up a defense fund to solicit contributions to defray the costs of his struggle to ga...
2010 Mar 20 Boston Celtics defeat Dallas Mavericks, 102-93
The Boston Celtics got the split they wanted with the Dallas Mavericks. Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Celtics stretched their winni...
2010 Mar 20
to 2010 May 23
 Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjallajoekull, which is currently filling the sky above northern Europe with ash, is a minor player in Icelandic terms - though its last eruption lasted for more than a year, from Dec...
2010 Mar 20 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Denver Nuggets, 102-97
  PLAYER OF THE GAME: John Salmons sank all nine of his free throw tries, including two clutch attempts with 13.9 seconds left to give the Bucks a 102-97 lead and clinch the victory. T...
2011 Mar 20 Lafayette UFO Sigthing
The lights were steady but seemed to glow. They did not blink. There was absolutely no sound. They were as bright as stars, but red in color. They were the only lights in the sky. We watc...