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Historical Events
on November 20th
- Lead Story
- Nuremberg trials begin,1945
- American Revolution
- New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights,1789
- Automotive
- Garrett Morgan patents three-position traffic signal,1923
- Civil War
- Sherman on the move,1864
- Cold War
- American consul in China held "hostage" by communists,1948
- Crime
- Trials open at Nuremberg,1945
- Disaster
- Explosions rock West Virginia coal mine,1968
- General Interest
- American vessel sunk by sperm whale,1820
- Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten,1947
- Hollywood
- Music producer Phil Spector indicted for murder of actress,2003
- Literary
- Henry James' first novel is published,1875
- Music
- Bo Diddley makes his national television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show,1955
- Old West
- Blacksnake Hills trading post is renamed St. Joseph,1843
- Presidential
- Kennedy announces fair housing legislation,1962
- Sports
- Cal beats Stanford as band blocks field,1982
- Vietnam War
- Students Demonstrate Against Dow Chemical Company,1967
- Seymour Hersh files follow-up to My Lai story,1969
- World War I
- British launch surprise tank attack at Cambrai ,1917
- World War II
- Nuremberg war-crimes trials begin,1945
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