Today in History
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2011 The official US military policy of "don't ask, don't tell" ends
The policy was instituted by the administration of Bill Clinton in 1994. Under the policy, openly ga
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2001 American President, George W. Bush Declares War on Terror
The global military campaign against terrorism was first declared in the aftermath of the September
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1984 The Cosby Show Airs for the First Time
The popular television sitcom followed the lives of a Brooklyn-based African-American family called
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1973 Billie Jean King Wins the Battle of the Sexes
The mixed gender tennis match between top tennis player Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was held in
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1904 Wilbur Wright Makes the First Circular Flight
Wright, who with his brother Orville, is credited for inventing the first airplane, made a complete
Births On This Day,
September, 20
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1984 Brian Joubert
French figure skater
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1975 Juan Pablo Montoya
Colombian race car driver
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1948 George R. R. Martin
American screenwriter, author
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1934 Sophia Loren
Italian actress
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1899 Leo Strauss
German/American philosopher
Deaths On This Day,
September, 20
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2005 Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Holocaust survivor
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2004 Brian Clough
English footballer, manager
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1973 Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter
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1933 Annie Besant
English activist, author
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1930 Gombojab Tsybikov
Russian explorer