On this day in history - Today, August, 20

Today in History

• 1993 Oslo accords negotiations conclude

  The negotiations for the Oslo Accords were concluded at the Fafo Institute in Oslo. The agreement wa

• 1988 The Iran-Iraq War comes to an end after 7 years

  The deadly conventional war between the two Middle Eastern countries began when Iraq invaded Iran on

• 1975 Viking 1 is launched by NASA using a Titan launch vehicle

  It became the first space probe to successfully land on Mars.

• 1960 Senegal withdraws from the Mali Federation

  Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation, a year after its establishment. Léopold Senghor became t

• 1940 Leon Trotsky is attacked in Mexico

  Russian revolutionary and founder of the Red Army, Leon Trotsky was attacked in his home by an unde