The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty between the United States and Japan. Date: March 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tunisia gains independence from France. Date: March 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)
The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. Date: March 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
A United Arab Airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan International Airport, killing 100 people. Date: March 20, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland. Date: March 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Date: March 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT. Date: March 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering. Date: March 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland. Date: March 20, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)