On This Day in History October 20

Historical Events

1803 US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase

1917 US suffragette Alice Paul begins a seven-month jail sentence for peacefully picketing in support of the Women's Suffrage (right to vote) Amendment at the White House in Washington, D.C.

1935 Communist forces end their Long March at Yan'an, in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence

A statue in the Philippines commemorating the promised return of American commander Douglas MacArthur in World War II

1944 US forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to the Philippines with the landing of the US 6th army on Leyte

1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia, after 14 years of construction

2020 US Justice Department sues Google for an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising

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Famous Birthdays

Henry John Temple 1784 - 1865 Tommy Douglas 1904 - 1986

Kamala Harris 60th Birthday Snoop Dogg 52nd Birthday

Also James Chadwick and Jomo Kenyatta.

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Famous Deaths

Herbert Hoover 1874 - 1964 Muammar Gaddafi 1942 - 2011

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Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal

Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.

A Gentleman’s Scandal