Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob M. Lomakin is expelled by the United States, due to the Kasenkina Case. Date: August 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic. Date: August 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals. Date: August 20, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage. Date: August 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate. Date: August 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in…
ČSA Flight 540 crashes on approach to Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, killing 126 people. Date: August 20, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. Date: August 20, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Date: August 20, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill shoots and kills 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. Date: August 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)