What Happened On April 20

What Happened On Apr 20 Timeline

1775 Apr 20 Gunpowder Incident
The Gunpowder Incident (or Gunpowder Affair) was a conflict early in the American Revolutionary War between Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of colonial Virginia, and militia led by Patri...
1850 Apr 20 Daniel Chester French Is Born
American sculptor Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, on April 20, 1850. Reared in Cambridge and Concord, Massachusetts, he was embraced by members of the Transce...
1862 Apr 20 Louis Pasteur And Claude Bernard Complete The First Pasteurization Test
The process of pasteurization was named after Louis Pasteur, a French chemist / microbiologist, who discovered that spoilage organisms could be inactivated in wine by applying heat at tem...
1889 Apr 20 Adolf Hitler born in Austria
At 6:30 p.m. on the evening of April 20, 1889, he was born in the small Austrian village of Braunau Am Inn just across the border from German Bavaria. Adolf Hitler would one day lead a...
1908 Apr 20 Sunshine Rail Disaster
The most terrible accident that the state has yet encountered occurred at Sunshine Station (formally known as Braybrook), on Monday night, when the Bendigo express dashed into the rear of...
1912 Apr 20 Fenway Park Opens
After two rain delays, Fenway Park finally hosted its first professional baseball game on April 20, 1912. (The first official game played in Fenway actually occurred on April 9 when the S...
1914 Apr 20 "Twenty Minutes of Love" (film) is Released
Twenty Minutes of Love is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios. It was the first film directed by Charlie Chaplin.
1920 Apr 20
to 1920 Sep 12
 Games of the VII Olympiad Held in Antwerp, Belgium
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The 1920 Games were ...
1934 Apr 20 Heinrich Himmler Becomes Head of the Gestapo
On April 20,1934 Göring and Himmler agreed to put aside their differences (largely because of mutual hatred and growing dread of the Sturmabteilung) and Göring transferred full authority ...
1935 Apr 20 "Les Miserables" Is Released
Les Misérables is a 1935 United States drama film based upon the famous Victor Hugo novel of the same name. It was adapted by W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. This was ...
1939 Apr 20
to 1939 May 24
 Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang
The Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 随枣会战; traditional Chinese: 隨棗會戰; pinyin: Suízǎo Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Suizao was one of the 22 major engagements between...
1942 Apr 20 Gerald Ford Reports for Active Duty for the US Navy
Ford received a commission as ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve on April 13, 1942. On April 20, he reported for active duty to the V-5 instructor school at Annapolis, Maryland. After one m...
1944 Apr 20 Voorbode Explosion
The Dutch steam trawler Voorbode was a fishing vessel, until it was confiscated by the Germans during World War II and used for military transport. In April 1944, it was on its way from O...
1945 Apr 20 Soviet Forces Begin Shelling of Berlin
"The amount of equipment deployed for the Berlin operation was so huge I simply cannot describe it and I was there........." —Alex Popov, 5th Shock Army 1945.
1946 Apr 20 Make Mine Music is premiered
Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Anim...
1958 Apr 20 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1958 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins in a rematch of the 1957 Final. The Canadiens would win...
1961 Apr 20 Fourth Day of the Bay of Pigs Invasion
From 19 April until about 22 April, sorties were flown by A4D-2Ns to obtain visual intelligence over combat areas. Reconnaissance flights are also reported of Douglas AD-5Ws of VFP-62 and...
1965 Apr 20 "The Pawnbroker" Is Released
The Pawnbroker is a 1965 drama film, starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters and Jaime Sánchez and directed by Sidney Lumet. It was adapted by Morton S. Fine and David Fr...
1971 Apr 20 Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Swann in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public...
1972 Apr 20 Stephen Marley is born
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley (born April 20, 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Jamaican American musician and the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. ...
1977 Apr 20 "Annie Hall" Is Released
Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at th...
1985 Apr 20 Bon Jovi release 7800° Fahrenheit
7800° Fahrenheit is Bon Jovi's second album, and was released in April 1985. The album charted at #37 on The Billboard 200. It introduced the classic '80s Bon Jovi logo that would later o...
1986 Apr 20 Michael Jordan Scores 63 Points Against the Boston Celtics in Round One of the NBA Playoffs
Jordan was able to play in only 18 regular-season games in his second year in the NBA, after breaking a small bone in his foot in Chicago's third game of the year. Although he was encoura...
1993 Apr 20 Aerosmith releases Get a Grip
Get a Grip is the eleventh studio album by American Rock band Aerosmith, released in 1993. It was the band's last studio album released by Geffen Records. Get a Grip contains five hit ...
1993 Apr 20 Primus releases Pork Soda
Pork Soda is the third studio album by alternative rock band Primus, released April 20, 1993. Pork Soda was certified Gold in September 1993 and certified Platinum in May 1997.
1998 Apr 20 Faith No More announce their break up
The band canceled their planned support tour for Aerosmith and on April 20, 1998 Billy Gould began spreading the following statement by email and fax: "After 15 long and fruitful years, F...
1999 Apr 20 Alice Cooper releases The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper (1999) is a 4-CD box set by Alice Cooper. It includes select tracks from every studio album released up until then, plus many B-sides, unreleased songs...
1999 Apr 20 Kreator release Endorama
Endorama is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1999 by Drakkar Records. The gothic metal influences were the most prominent on this release, and Lacrim...
2000 Apr 20 FDA Approves Sanofi Aventis's Lantus
Lantus (insulin glargine) is a man-made form of a natural hormone. It is a long-acting insulin that is slightly different from other forms of insulin that are not man-made and it works by...
2004 Apr 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2
TORONTO -- Pedro Martinez's present-day value to the Red Sox? Last night, the going rate was two bits -- or more accurately, two loonies -- the discounted price of an upper-deck ticket...
2005 Apr 20 America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 Episode 8
he girls were taught how to conduct interviews. They were then put to the test as they interviewed rapper Eve. Christina was chosen as the winner because of her preparedness and clarity o...
2005 Apr 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-0
BALTIMORE -- Signs of David Wells had abounded -- the heavy metal and the expletives, the humor and the honesty -- but not until last night did the real David Wells, the guy the Red Sox t...
2005 Apr 20 South Park Episode 907 - "Erection Day"
All the kids are getting ready for the big South Park Elementary Talent Show and Jimmy can't wait to perform his new comedy routines. But lately, just like generations of little boys befo...
2006 Apr 20 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-1
It was 2 and 2 to Mike Lowell with two outs in the sixth inning last night, Mark Loretta on second, Manny Ramírez on first, and the Sox behind, 2-1. Scott Kazmir -- undaunted by the Sox l...
2007 Apr 20 Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4
It took until the 16th game of the season for outfielder Jay Payton to join the Orioles' active roster. He had to wait at least one more night to join the lineup. The Orioles activa...
2007 Apr 20 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 7-6
The Red Sox could not bring Alex Rodriguez all the way back to earth last night. These days, no one can. But they undressed another Yankee demigod, closer Mariano Rivera, in stunning f...
2008 Apr 20 Boston Celtics defeat Atlanta Hawks, 104-81
His first playoff game? Really? Sure could have fooled me. "I was pretty comfortable," said Rajon Rondo. "I just tried to approach it like a regular-season game, but I knew the intensi...
2008 Apr 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Texas Rangers, 6-5
This is what happens when Manny Ramírez is ejected: Career minor leaguer Joe Thurston makes three plate appearances, Dustin Pedroia's day off is interrupted by a summons to pinch hit in t...
2008 Apr 20 New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-1
A recap of the Orioles' 7-1 loss to the Yankees yesterday: Maybe he was due Chad Bradford gives up home runs about as often as the Orioles wear "Baltimore" on their road jerseys. OK...
2008 Apr 20 Orish Grinstead Dies
Orish Grinstead (June 2, 1980 - April 20, 2008) was an American R&B singer and founding member of the R&B group, 702. She left the group early on to pursue a solo career, while the rest o...
2009 Apr 20 Boston Bruins defeat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2
MONTREAL - If you're the leaking-oil Canadiens, the scariest thing about the Bruins isn't that they slammed the door shut in last night's third period to claim a 4-2 win. It's not that...
2009 Apr 20 Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 118-115
The Celtics' home-court advantage has produced an overtime loss and last night's last-gasp, 118-115 victory over the Chicago Bulls. That would not seem to be an encouraging sign for Games...
2009 Apr 20 Boston Marathon
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the ...
2009 Apr 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 12-1
Terry Francona briefly thought of removing David Ortiz from yesterday's lineup. The designated hitter was struggling, intensely, and facing a pitcher against whom he was 4 for 19. Batt...
2009 Apr 20 Google Labs Launches Google News Timeline
Timelines are becoming an increasingly popular user interface. Today, Google Labs launched a new product called Google News Timeline, which lays out the top stories from Google News in co...
2009 Apr 20 Rascal Flatts Performs At Grand Ole Opry
Seven-time ACM Vocal Group of The Year winners Rascal Flatts celebrated the success of their new #1 album Unstoppable with a sold-out performance at the Grand Ole Opry on April 20. During...
2009 Apr 20 Red Sox win fifth in a row, beat Orioles 12 - 1 in game 13 of season
Orioles - 001 000 000 - 1 5 1 Red Sox - 210 003 60x - 12 16 2 Four-game sweep! Masterson (5.1-4-1-2-3, 84) pitched into the sixth and the pen turned in 3.2 shutout innings. ...
2009 Apr 20
4:37PM
 Timelines.com Launches
Timelines.com is the first web site that enables people to collaboratively record and share history. It's history recorded by the people, for the people. You can record the details of ...
2010 Apr 20 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7
PHOENIX (AP) Pitcher Dan Haren wouldn't let an off-night on the mound slow him down at the plate. Haren had a career-high four hits to overcome a shaky start and help the Arizona Diamo...
2010 Apr 20 Atlanta Hawks defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 96-86
Atlanta — Before his team had the chance to offer up another eight shots that the Atlanta Hawks could swat off the base of Stone Mountain all the way from downtown Philips Arena, Milwauke...