On this day in history - Today, May, 20

Today in History

• 2006 The Three Gorges Dam is officially opened

  The hydroelectric dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity. Despite i

• 1983 In South Africa, a car bomb planted by anti-Apartheid activists kills 19

  The Church Street Bombing was carried out by the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC

• 1940 The first prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp

  Auschwitz was the biggest extermination camp during World War II. From 1940 to 1945, the Nazi regime

• 1927 Charles Lindbergh takes off on the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight

  He departed from Long Island in the United States and arrived in Paris, France at 22:22 on the next

• 1873 Blue jeans are patented

  Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis invented the garment, which today represents one of the most popular ty