Today in History
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1998 First module of the International Space Station launched
Called Zarya, the module is Russian-built and American owned. The International Space Station (ISS)
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1985 Windows 1.0 released
Nearly two years after it was announced, Microsoft released its first graphical operating system. Th
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1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the document that laid out the rights of children around
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1945 Nuremberg trials begin
The trials were led by the International Military Tribunal and were held to prosecute high-ranking
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1923 Traffic signal patented
American Garret Morgan was awarded the patent for an automated traffic signal. Morgan’s invention wa
Births On This Day,
November, 20
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1981 Sam Fuld
American baseball player
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1942 Joe Biden
American politician, 46th President of the United States
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1925 Robert F. Kennedy
American politician, 64th United States Attorney General
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1912 Otto von Habsburg
Austrian/German son of Charles I of Austria
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1750 Tipu Sultan
Indian army officer, king
Deaths On This Day,
November, 20
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2006 Robert Altman
American director, screenwriter
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1975 Francisco Franco
Spanish general, politician, Caudillo of Spain
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1925 Alexandra of Denmark
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1910 Leo Tolstoy
Russian author
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1737 Caroline of Ansbach
