please enjoy your travel through time on the 20th day of March, with interesting events, births & deaths on this day in history
20th March History Timeline
1700s / the 18th century on the 20th of March
1760 : The Great Boston Fire destroyed 349 buildings.
1800s / the 19th century on the 20th of March
1861 : Medoza earthquake in Argentina, killing 4,300 of the 12,000 residents, and destroyed most of all the buildings.
1883 : The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was signed.
1900s / the 20th century on the 20th of March
1915 : Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity, which was the current description of gravitation in modern physics / a geometric theory of gravitation.
1917 : Dame Vera Lynn the English singer-songwriter was born in East Ham, Essex, England (died in 2020 aged 103).
1923 : Pablo Picasso’s first United States showing was hosted by the Arts Club of Chicago. The opening featured Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.
1964 : European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) was established per an agreement signed on the 14th June in 1962. ESRO was the precursor of the European Space Agency.
1985 : Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
1985 : Rick Hansen the Canadian paraplegic athlete began his circumnavigation of the world in a wheelchair.
1987 : AZT anti-AiDS drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
2000s / the 21st century on the 20th of March
2003 : Invasion of Iraq by The United States, UK, Australia, and Poland began.
2015 : A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occurred on the same day.
1955 : Ian Moss the Australian guitarist & singer-songwriter was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. He is the co-founder of Cold Chisel, a very successful pub rock band.
2012 : Jim Stynes the Irish born, Australian footballer died aged 45, from cancer caused by a melanoma that had metastasised (born in 1966).
2020 : Kenny Rogers the American singer died from natural causes aged 81 (born in 1938).
Today in History for March 20th by Associated Press
Video features : American and British forces invaded Iraq, U.S. soldiers charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal, France’s Napoleon regained power, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Sarin attack hit Tokyo subway, and John Lennon married Yoko Ono…
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