On This Day in History October 20, 2022

Historical Events 1097  1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade 1603  Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 killed 1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase 1917  US suffragette Alice Paul begins a 7 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 1944  US forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to the Philippines with the landing of the US 6th army on Leyte 2020  US Justice Department sues Google for illegal monopoly over search and search advertising More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bela Lugosi 1882 - 1956 Henry John Temple 1784 - 1865 James Chadwick 1891 - 1974 Jomo Kenyatta 1891 - 1978 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Herbert Hoover 1874 - 1964 Muammar Gaddafi 1942 - 2011 More Famous Deaths