What Happened On September 20

What Happened On Sep 20 Events

480BC Sep 20 Battle of Salamis
"Forward, sons of the Greeks, liberate the fatherland, liberate your children, your women, the temples of your ancestral gods, the graves of your forebears: This is the battle for everything." —Aeschylus
1187 Sep 20
to 1187 Oct 2
 Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
The Siege of Jerusalem took place from September 20 to October 2, 1187. It resulted in the recapture of Jerusalem by Saladin and the near total collapse of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusal...
1519 Sep 20 Ferdinand Magellan sets sail to Spice Islands
The fleet left Seville on August 10, 1519, but waited until September 20, 1519 to sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, with a crew of 237 men from several nations, including Spanish, Portugue...
1697 Sep 20 Signing of the Treaty of Ryswick
The Treaty of Ryswick or Ryswyck was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (now known as Rijswijk) in the Dutch Republic. The treaty settled the Nine Years' War, which pitte...
1780 Sep 20 Battle Of Wahab's Plantation
The Battle of Wahab's Plantation was a surprise attack on a Loyalist camp by Patriot militia under the command of William Davie on September 20, 1780. The Loyalists, who were camped on th...
1850 Sep 20 Final Compromise Bans Slave Trade in District of Columbia
The fifth law, enacted on September 20, 1850 prohibited the slave trade (but not slavery itself) in the District of Columbia. Significantly, before this particular measure could be passed...
1853 Sep 20 Elisah Graves Otis Sells His First Elevator
On September 20, 1853, Elisah Graves Otis sold his first "hoist machines," or elevators, featuring an automatic safety brake that he had recently patented. His seemingly simple invention—...
1863 Sep 20 Battle of Chickamauga - Day 2
Planning for the second day At Braxton Bragg's headquarters at Thedford Ford, the commanding general was officially pleased with the day's events. He reported that "Night found us mast...
1881 Sep 20 President Chester A. Arthur Takes Oath of Office After the Assassination of James Garfield
On this day in 1881, Chester Arthur is inaugurated, becoming the third person to serve as president in that year. The year 1881 began with Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in office. Hay...
1914 Sep 20
to 1914 Oct 3
 Crown Prince of Prussia Launches His First Attack on Verdun
French Forces, 160,000 General Sarrail General Dubail German Forces, 500,000 Crown Prince of Prussia General von Strautz While the "Race to the Sea" was progressing fur...
1926 Sep 20 Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran Assassination Attempt Of Al Capone
However, the violence that lead to this unprecedented level of criminal success drew the retaliation from Capone's rivals, particularly his bitter rivalries with North Side gangsters lead...
1928 Sep 20 Ronald Reagan Attends Eureka College
In the fall of 1928 Ronald Reagan, from Dixon, Ill., enrolled as a freshman at Eureka College. He became an active participant in many phases of campus life, culminating in his role as pr...
1944 Sep 20 Battle of Arnhem, Day 4
By now the division was too weak to attempt to reach Frost at the bridge. Of the nine infantry battalions, only one (1st Battalion, The Border Regiment) still existed as a unit, the rest ...
1946 Sep 20 First Cannes Film Festival is Held
The festival began on September 20, 1946, and 18 nations were represented. The festival schedule included Austrian American director Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, Italian director Robe...
1958 Sep 20 "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" Is Released
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) is an Academy Award-nominated MGM film directed by Richard Brooks based on the Tony-nominated play of the same name by Tennessee Williams adapted by Richard B...
1967 Sep 20 "The Battle Of Algiers" Is Released
The Battle of Algiers (Italian: La battaglia di Algeri) (1966), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, is a war film based upon occurrences in the eight-year Algerian War (1954–62) against French ...
1968 Sep 20 Spock's Brain First Airs
"Spock's Brain" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast September 20, 1968. It was the first episode of the third season and the first to air after NB...
1973 Sep 20 Billy Jean King Defeats Bobby Riggs in the 'Battle of the Sexes'
On this day in 1973, in a highly publicized "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, top women's player Billie Jean King, 29, beats Bobby Riggs, 55, a former No. 1 ranked men's player. Riggs (...
1976 Sep 20 AC/DC releases Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1976. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.
1976 Sep 20 Funkadelic releases Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is the eighth studio album by the band Funkadelic, released in 1976 on the Westbound record label. It was actually released after Funkadelic had left the label, i...
1978 Sep 20 Yes release Tormato
Tormato is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. Issued as the follow-up to 1977's acclaimed Going for the One, Tormato received less than charitable reviews upon ...
1983 Sep 20 Kiss releases Lick It Up
Lick It Up is an album by the U.S. hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. On the day of the album's release, Kiss appeared on MTV without their trademark makeup. It was the first public appeara...
1986 Sep 20 Alcatrazz releases Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games was the third and final studio album released by Alcatrazz. This album marked a drastic departure from the bands two previous albums with its heavily Japanese influenced s...
1986 Sep 20 "Down By Law" Is Released
Down by Law is a 1986 black-and-white independent film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Tom Waits, John Lurie and Roberto Benigni. The film centres on the arrest, incarcerat...
1989 Sep 20 Release of the Macintosh Portable, Apple's Unsuccessful First Attempt at a Portable Computer
The Macintosh Portable was Apple Computer's first attempt at making a battery-powered portable Macintosh personal computer that held the power of a desktop Macintosh. Released on Septe...
1991 Sep 20 "The Fisher King" Is Released
The Fisher King is a comedy-drama film made in 1991, written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer an...
1992 Sep 20 Brett Favre wins his first NFL game: Green Bay 24, Cincinnati 23
Sept. 20, 1992, vs. Cincinnati at Lambeau Field. Favre replaces injured starter Don Majkowski in the first quarter, and never looks back. Favre leads two scoring drives in the final eight...
1996 Sep 20 UFC 11: The Proving Ground
UFC 11: The Proving Ground was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 20th, 1996, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia. The event wa...
1999 Sep 20 Yes release The Ladder
The Ladder is the nineteenth album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1999. The follow-up to 1997's tepidly-received Open Your Eyes, The Ladder was seen as a conscious retur...
2002 Sep 20 Kolka-Karmadon Rock Ice Slide
The Kolka-Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Kazbek massif in North Ossetia, Russia on September 20, 2002 following a partial collapse of the Kolka Glacier. It ...
2004 Sep 20 Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-6
2005 Sep 20 Bon Jovi release Have a Nice Day
Have a Nice Day is Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, released in September 2005. Produced by John Shanks, the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey, and Ocean Way Recording ...
2005 Sep 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 15-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Commission another plaque, John W. Henry. Better yet, place a call to Armand LaMontagne. Cast Big Papi in bronze, and put the Bambino to bed, forever. Already d...
2006 Sep 20 America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 Episode 1
This season premiere was a special two-hour episode, which started off with the auditions. A girl named Cyndel, who referred to herself as an entertainer and told the judges that she work...
2006 Sep 20 America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 Episode 2
After the field was narrowed down to 13 girls by the judges, the girls were sent to a runway competition using the clothes from the designers of Elmer Avenue. The contestants had to choos...
2006 Sep 20 Minnesota Twins defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-2
Just a single raised fist, rounding first base, accompanied David Ortiz on his historic run. Just that fist, up for no more than a second, before he made his solitary way around second, a...
2007 Sep 20 Baltimore Orioles defeat Texas Rangers, 6-3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- For most of the night, Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts and Ramon Hernandez watched another disappointing Orioles offensive effort from the bench, as all were kept out of ...
2007 Sep 20 Jay-Z releases "Blue Magic" single
"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster., the song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus Pharrell sings an interpolatio...
2008 Sep 20 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 4-2
ATLANTA - Scratch another game off the Mets' magic number to reach the postseason, even if Cincinnati did the work to reduce it to six. Pedro Martinez's two RBI didn't offset the four ...
2008 Sep 20 Miley And Mandy Show: M&M Cru is Back to LL Cool J's Track Baby!
Miley and Mandy Show presents ... more M&M Cru! Check out the song here! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZ... We just wanted to wrap things up by sending out a thank you and ...
2008 Sep 20 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-3
TORONTO - It was tied, up until the bottom of the ninth, until two outs were gone. A scoreless tie, no less. But instead of that game taking place at Rogers Centre, scoreless inning upon ...
2009 Sep 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-3
BALTIMORE - In the Red Sox clubhouse late yesterday afternoon, the calisthenics of sweeping the Orioles over with, players packed their bags quickly. Even in their haste to make a flight ...
2009 Sep 20 Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3
The Cardinals were found guilty Sunday night of premature celebration. One moment the Redbirds looked to have completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in walk-off fashion. I...
2009 Sep 20 Cincinnati Bengals defeat Green Bay Packers, 31-24
Brett Favre has another NFL record. Favre started Sunday for the 271st straight time in the regular season and threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit...
2009 Sep 20 David Hoffman appears on Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz
This evening's "Public Affairs," show is perhaps the most in-depth TV interview to date of U. S. Senate Candidate Hoffman, who previously was an Ass't U. S. Attorney (in Chicago) for seve...
2009 Sep 20 Detroit Tigers defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-2
The Twins departed on a 10-game, 11-day road trip Sunday, sounding angry and stressed. After winning Friday and Saturday against Detroit's hottest two pitchers, Rick Porcello and Justi...
2009 Sep 20 Minnesota Vikings defeat Detroit Lions, 27-13
DETROIT — The Vikings left Ford Field on Sunday atop the NFC North with a 2-0 record. Both victories have come on the road, they have outscored opponents by 28 points and Brett Favre has ...
2009 Sep 20 New York Giants defeat Dallas Cowboys, 33-31
The Giants beat the Cowboys in dramatic fashion on national television Sunday night, spoiling the glitzy opening of an enormous $1.2 billion stadium, pushing their record to 2-0 and takin...
2009 Sep 20 New York Jets defeat New England Patriots, 16-9
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It’s the alternate universe. It’s the new world order in the NFL. You can talk trash about the Patriots and live to talk some more. You can tug on Superman’s...
2009 Sep 20 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 6-2
For those who've forgotten, that is what an actual winning streak looks like - even if it came against the lowly Nationals. The Mets will gun for their first three-game surge since lat...