What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

WrestleMania X

WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Sepultura release Nation

Nation is the eighth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 2001 through Roadrunner Records. Nation features guest... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more