South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Apollo program: The Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon. Date: April 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights. Date: April 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events…

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board. Date: April 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 14 people and injure 23 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. Date: April 20, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapses, killing four workers. Date: April 20, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips barricades himself with a handgun in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before killing a male hostage and himself. Date: April 20, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. Date: April 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that lasted six months. Date: April 20, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)