World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations. Date: April 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)

Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War. Date: April 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)