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| Birthday September 20, 0086 Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor |
| Birthday September 20, 0357 Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia, emperor |
| Birthday September 20, 1833 Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) |
| Birthday September 20, 1878 Upton Sinclair is born |
| Birthday September 20, 1878 Upton Sinclair, novelist (Jungle) |
| Birthday September 20, 1885 Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton, jazz pianist, composer, singer |
| Birthday September 20, 1920 Alexander Thereat |
| Birthday September 20, 1924 James Galanos |
| Birthday September 20, 1927 Rachael Roberts |
| Birthday September 20, 1929 Anne Meara, in NYC |
| Birthday September 20, 1934 Actress and international sex symbol Sophia Loren born |
| Birthday September 20, 1934 Sophia Loren, Rome (Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid) |
| Birthday September 20, 1938 Tom Tresh, NY Yankee |
| Birthday September 20, 1959 Allanah Currie, (Thompson Twins') |
| History September 20, 1519 Magellan starts 1st succesSFul circumnavigation of the world |
| History September 20, 1519 Magellan sets out |
| History September 20, 1565 First European battle on American soil |
| History September 20, 1777 Paoli massacre |
| History September 20, 1777 Redcoats kill sleeping Americans in Paoli Massacre |
| History September 20, 1797 US frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston |
| History September 20, 1806 The returning Lewis and Clark reach the first white settlement on the Missouri |
| History September 20, 1850 Slave trade abolished in DC but slavery allowed to continue |
| History September 20, 1854 British & French defeat Russians at Alma in the Crimea |
| History September 20, 1859 Patent granted on the electric range |
| History September 20, 1863 Civil War Battle of Chickamauga near Chattanooga Tenn ended |
| History September 20, 1863 Confederates score a victory at the Battle of Chickamauga |
| History September 20, 1879 US Grants come to SF for elaborate extended visit |
| History September 20, 1881 Chester Arthur becomes third president to serve in one year |
| History September 20, 1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for Pres & VP |
| History September 20, 1911 Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header |
| History September 20, 1918 U.S. officer George S. Patton writes home after Saint-Mihiel offensive |
| History September 20, 1943 British launch Operation Source |
| History September 20, 1945 German rocket engineers begin work in US |
| History September 20, 1946 First Cannes Film Festival |
| History September 20, 1951 1st North Pole jet crossing |
| History September 20, 1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run |
| History September 20, 1960 Mickey Thompson tries again to become the fastest driver in history |
| History September 20, 1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 & barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season Yanks clinch pennant #26 |
| History September 20, 1961 After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls |
| History September 20, 1963 Kennedy proposes joint mission to the moon |
| History September 20, 1968 U.S. officials defend use of defoliants |
| History September 20, 1968 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 |
| History September 20, 1970 Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis drills core sample |
| History September 20, 1972 U.S. planes mine waters in northern Quang Tri |
| History September 20, 1973 King defeats Riggs in Battle of the Sexes II |
| History September 20, 1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match |
| History September 20, 1975 The Bay City Rollers make their U.S. debut on Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell |
| History September 20, 1980 Plaque dedicated in Thurmon Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium |
| History September 20, 1985 WDW's 200-millonth guest |
| History September 20, 2002 Avalanche thunders into Russian village |
| History September 20, 2012 Amish convicted in beard cutting attacks |