On This Day in History - July 20 |
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What Happened On This Day In History - July 20 |
1868 July 20
1868-07-20
1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes
1960 July 20
1960-07-20
1st submerged submarine to fire Polaris missile (George Washington)
1969 July 20
1969-07-20
The Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon. it was the first manned mission to land on the Moon
1990 July 20
1990-07-20
A bomb placed by the Provisional IRA exploded at the International Stock Exchange in London.
2005 July 20
2005-07-20
Same-sex marriages were legalized in Canada. Canada was the fourth country in the world to do so, after the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.