1800s / 19th century history on the 20th of August
1858 : Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution through natural selection, for the first time, in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.
1866 : The American Civil War was formally declared over, by President Andrew Johnson. The duration of the was 4 years, from 12th April 1861 to 26th May 1865, resulting in the deaths of over 1 million people.
1900s / 20th century history on the 20th of August
1920 : 8MK, the 1st commercial radio station, started in Detroit. It is now known as Newsradio 950 WWJ. official website : audacy.com/WWJnewsRadio
1926 : NHK : Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai : Japan’s public broadcasting company was established. official website : NHK.or.jp
1940 : British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made his 4th famous wartime speech, which included “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”, during World War II.
1942 : Isaac Hayes, the American singer-songwriter, was born in Covington, Tennessee, USA (died in 2008 aged 65).
1948 : Robert Plant (CBE) the English singer-songwriter, was born in West Bromwich, England. He is best known as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, rock band. official websites : RobertPlant.com | LedZepplin.com
1949 : Phil Lynott, the Irish singer-songwriter, and bass player, was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (died in 1986 aged 36). He was best known as the founding member, songwriter, lead singer, and bass player in Thin Lizzy, hard rock band. official website : ThinLizzyBand.com
1954 : Al Roker, the American news anchor, was born in New York City, USA.
1962 : The world’s 1st nuclear-powered civilian ship, the NS Savannah, began its maiden voyage.
1970 : Fred Durst, the American singer-songwriter, was born Frederick Allen Mayne III, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He is best known as the frontman of Limp Bizkit, rap rock band. official website : LimpBizkit.com
1975 : Viking 1 planetary probe was launched by NASA, on its journey to Mars.
1977 : Voyager 2 spacecraft was launched by NASA.
2000s / 21st century history on the 20th of August
2020 : Joe Biden gave his official nominee acceptance speech, for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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