Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I. Date: September 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
NFL season: American football players in the National Football League begin a 57-day strike. Date: September 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. Date: September 20, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people. Date: September 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. Date: September 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. Date: September 20, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror". Date: September 20, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards. Date: September 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)