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.