Page 6: Historical Events In November - 20

1936  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on November - 20.   

1938  On this day in history documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin)   

1938  1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin) on this day in history.   

1939  Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1940  Hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history german air raid on Birmingham fails   

1941  Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note on this day in history.   

1942  Operation Galvanic, under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance, lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces on Tarawa and Makin on November - 20.   

1942  26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski on November - 20.   

1943  US forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island on November - 20.   

1943  On this day in history u-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean   

1944  On this day in history 1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)   

1944  Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on November - 20.   

1945  On November - 20 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany   

1945  The International Military Tribunal begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg on November - 20.   

1945  The Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial on November - 20.   

1946  Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC on November - 20.   

1947  On November - 20 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC   

1947  Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history the first permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey)   

1947  On this day in history uN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps   

1948  US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record) on November - 20.   

1949  On November - 20 jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000   

1950  On November - 20 in the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border   

1950  On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84   

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on this day in history.   

1952  Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP on this day in history.   

1952  Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86 on November - 20.   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on this day in history.   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) on November - 20.   

1954  On this day in history kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ on November - 20.   

1957  Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, while testifing before Congress said that he would set up an agency to manage all defense research. Despite objections by some of the military, the research agency, known as ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) was created in early 1958. ARPA developed ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1969 on November - 20.   

1957  Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on November - 20.   

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  On this day in history birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on November - 20.   

1625  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)   

0869  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On November - 20 stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  On this day in history death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on November - 20.   

1518  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies   

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.