World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". Date: June 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This…

The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. Date: June 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later. Date: June 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people. Date: June 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)

A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. Date: June 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal). Date: June 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. Date: June 20, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people. Date: June 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)

Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. Date: June 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in…

Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board. Date: June 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)