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What happened in history on this day: June 20?
On June 20 in ...
- 1782 - US Congress approves a written description of the Great Seal of the USA and the eagle as its symbol.
- 1863 - First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport, Iowa).
- 1863 - West Virginia admitted as 35th US state.
- 1864 - US Congress forbids gold trading.
- 1867 - US President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska from Russia.
- 1874 - First US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons).
- 1911 - NAACP incorporates in New York.
- 1919 - Roy W. Allen opens his first root beer stand, in Lodi, California. His root beer sells for 5 cents a glass.
- 1921 - 29.2 cm (11.5 inches) of rainfall in Circle, Montana (state record).
- 1943 - National Congress of Racial Equality organizes.
- 1946 - Bill Harrah opens Harrah's Club in Las Vegas.
- 1947 - Death of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, operator of the Flamingo Hotel/casino in Las Vegas, is shot dead in Beverly Hills, California.
- 1947 - US President Harry Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act.
- 1960 - In Burbank, California, the 12th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Fred Astaire.
- Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: The Huckleberry Hound Show,
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series: Robert Stack for The Untouchables,
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series: Jane Wyatt for Father Knows Best,
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: Playhouse 90,
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Art Carney Special,
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report,
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service: The Twentieth Century,
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: The Fabulous Fifties,
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor: Laurence Olivier for The Moon and Sixpence,
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress: Ingrid Bergman for Startime.
- 1963 - Joseph Self, murderer, executed in Washington state (last for 25 years).
- 1963 - US and USSR agree to set up "Hot Line".
- 1969 - 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear.
- 1977 - Oil first enters Trans-Alaska pipeline, exits 38 days later at Valdez.
- 1979 - A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier kills ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of the news crew capture the killing on tape.
- 1995 - The Walt Disney Company announces plans for a fourth theme park in Florida: Disney's Animal Kingdom. The new park is expected to cost US$760 million to create, over a 200-hectare area. It is due to open in 1998.
- 1996 - Westinghouse Electric agrees to buy Infinity Broadcasting for $3.9 billion.
- 2006 - The USA introduces the American Buffalo 1-ounce 0.9999 fine gold bullion coin.
- 2006 - The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2.
- 2008 - The Janus-2 satellite is launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, atop a Delta-2 rocket. The satellite will be used for measuring the shape of the world's oceans.
- 2009 - Ground is broken in New Mexico, USA, on the construction site of Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. It will cost the New Mexico government almost US$200 million.
- 2019 - Iran shoots down a United States RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it was shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack".
Births on June 20
- 1894 - Birth of George Delacorte in New York City, New York, USA; philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books).
- 1900 - Birth of Frank Gallop in New York City, New York, USA; announcer (Amanda of Honeymoon Hill TV show, Hilltop House TV show, When A Girl Marries TV show, Stella Dallas TV show, Gangbusters TV show, The Perry Como Show, The Ballad of Irving record).
- 1903 - Birth of Glenna Collett in Vare, Rhode Island, USA; National American Golf champion (1922, 1925, 1928-30, 1935).
- 1906 - Birth of Bob Howard in Newton, Massachusetts, USA; singer/pianist ("Sing it Again").
- 1911 - Birth of Gail Patrick in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), producer (Perry Mason TV show (1957-66)).
- 1924 - Birth of Audie Murphy in Kingston, Texas, USA; most decorated American GI of WWII (27 US decorations plus 5 decorations from France and Belgium), actor (Whispering Smith TV show (1961), Destry, Joe Butterfly).
- 1924 - Birth of Chet Atkins in Luttrell, Tennessee, USA; guitarist, producer (Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Connie Smith, Waylon Jennings).
- 1931 - Birth of Martin Landau in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999, Without a Trace).
- 1933 - Birth of Brett Halsey in Santa Ana, California, USA; actress (Paul - Follow the Sun).
- 1933 - Birth of Danny Aiello in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days, Last Don, Godfather Saga, Lady Blue).
- 1936 - Birth of Billy Guy in Atasca, Texas, USA; singer (The Coasters - "Searchin'", "Little Egypt", "Run Red Run", "Wait A Minute"), producer (J. R. Bailey).
- 1942 - Birth of Brian Wilson in Inglewood, California, USA; singer (The Beach Boys - "In My Room").
- 1945 - Birth of James F Buchli in New Rockford, North Dakota, USA; US Marine Corp/astronaut (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48).
- 1945 - Birth of John McCook in Ventura, California, USA; actor (Codename: Firefox, The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1953 - Birth of Brian Duffy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut (STS 45).
- 1953 - Birth of Cyndi Lauper in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Vibes").
- 1957 - Birth of Butch Patrick in Inglewood, California, USA; actor (Real McCoys, Eddie - The Munsters).
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Corbett in Collingwood, New Jersey, USA; actor (David - The Young and the Restless).
Deaths on June 20
- 1947 - Death of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, operator of the Flamingo Hotel/casino in Las Vegas, is shot dead in Beverly Hills, California.
- 1963 - Joseph Self, murderer, executed in Washington state (last for 25 years).
- 1979 - A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier kills ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of the news crew capture the killing on tape.
- 1990 - Death of Ina Balin at age 52 of pulmonary hypertension in Connecticut, USA; actress (Quincy ME TV show, As The World Turns TV show).
- 2010 - Manute Bol, 7-foot 7-inch (2.3m) NBA basketball legend (Washington Bullets) from southern Sudan, dies at age 47 of kidney problems in Virginia, USA.
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