April 20th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
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1999 U.S.A. Columbine High School Shooting
20th April 1999 : Two students ( Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold ) wearing balaclavas go through Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado, firing automatic weapons and throwing homemade bombs killing 13 people and wounded 24 others before the two students committed suicide. They had originally planted two home made bombs in the cafeteria and were planning ok murdering the students as they ran from the building , when the bombs failed to go off they went into the school and began the massacre.
20th April 1999 : Two students ( Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold ) wearing balaclavas go through Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado, firing automatic weapons and throwing homemade bombs killing 13 people and wounded 24 others before the two students committed suicide. They had originally planted two home made bombs in the cafeteria and were planning ok murdering the students as they ran from the building , when the bombs failed to go off they went into the school and began the massacre.
1957 UK Mayflower Replica Sets Sail
20th April 1957 : A replica of the original Mayflower which transported Pilgrims to the New World Mayflower II recreating the original voyage sets sail from from Brixton, England, across the Atlantic arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 13th June 1957. The Mayflower II was an exact copy of the original with no engine which took 55 days to complete the journey, The Mayflower II is currently at Plimoth Plantation Museum at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
20th April 1957 : A replica of the original Mayflower which transported Pilgrims to the New World Mayflower II recreating the original voyage sets sail from from Brixton, England, across the Atlantic arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 13th June 1957. The Mayflower II was an exact copy of the original with no engine which took 55 days to complete the journey, The Mayflower II is currently at Plimoth Plantation Museum at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1961 U.S.A. Texas Sales Tax Introduced
20th April 1961 : The House Members in Texas approved a bill for a general retail sales tax of 2 $ on all sales in Texas but all foods , medicines and Farm Machinery will be exempt.
20th April 1961 : The House Members in Texas approved a bill for a general retail sales tax of 2 $ on all sales in Texas but all foods , medicines and Farm Machinery will be exempt.
1871 U.S.A. Third Force Act also known as the "Ku Klux Act" Passed
20th April 1871 : Congress authorizes President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
20th April 1871 : Congress authorizes President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
1906 U.S.A. San Francisco Earthquake and Fires
20th April 1906 : Firefighters finally end the spread of flames in San Francisco after the earthquake two days earlier on April 18th. The earthquake caused large parts of the city to burn and it had taken 2 days of constant fire fighting to stop the spread and bring the fires under control. Nearly 700 people lost their lives from the earthquake and fires and 200,000 were left homeless.
20th April 1906 : Firefighters finally end the spread of flames in San Francisco after the earthquake two days earlier on April 18th. The earthquake caused large parts of the city to burn and it had taken 2 days of constant fire fighting to stop the spread and bring the fires under control. Nearly 700 people lost their lives from the earthquake and fires and 200,000 were left homeless.
1914 U.S.A. Striking Miners
20th April 1914 : Men, women and children were killed today when violence broke out between militiamen and striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado.
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20th April 1914 : Men, women and children were killed today when violence broke out between militiamen and striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado.
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1929 U.S.A. Worlds Tallest Building Planned
20th April 1929 : Plans were announced to build the tallest building in the world in New York for the bank of Manhattan which will be 63 stories high
20th April 1929 : Plans were announced to build the tallest building in the world in New York for the bank of Manhattan which will be 63 stories high
1934 U.S.A. Clyde Barrow
20th April 1934 : A robber identified as the notorious south western outlaw Clyde Barrow robbed the Iredell State Bank , it was not known if he had an accomplice with him in the getaway car a red Plymouth Convertible
20th April 1934 : A robber identified as the notorious south western outlaw Clyde Barrow robbed the Iredell State Bank , it was not known if he had an accomplice with him in the getaway car a red Plymouth Convertible
1945 U.S.A. "Your Lucky Hit Parade"
20th April 1945 : For the first time on radio, the show "Your Lucky Hit Parade" is broadcast in homes all over the country. It last for nearly 25 years before television led to its downfall in popularity.
20th April 1945 : For the first time on radio, the show "Your Lucky Hit Parade" is broadcast in homes all over the country. It last for nearly 25 years before television led to its downfall in popularity.
1945 Germany World War II
20th April 1945 : The German Army in Leipzig surrendered and U.S. troops now control Leipzig and now continue the march to Munich
20th April 1945 : The German Army in Leipzig surrendered and U.S. troops now control Leipzig and now continue the march to Munich
1953 North Korea Prison Camps
20th April 1953 : More information is coming out as the continued exchange of prisoners held in North Korea continue of semi-starvation, calculated brutality and forced marches in communist prison camps
20th April 1953 : More information is coming out as the continued exchange of prisoners held in North Korea continue of semi-starvation, calculated brutality and forced marches in communist prison camps
1968 England Enoch Powell
20th April 1968 : The Conservative right winger, Enoch Powell, ( MP for Wolverhampton South West )makes a hard-hitting speech saying Britain had to be mad to allow in 50,000 dependents of immigrants each year and calling for an immediate reduction in immigration attacking the government's immigration policy at a Conservative association meeting in Birmingham.
Enoch Powell's so-called "Rivers of Blood" speech led to him being sacked from the shadow cabinet, but made him very popular with tabloids and thousands of workers who staged strikes and marches in support of his views and touched a nerve ending for many who thought the current Immigration laws should be tightened up.
20th April 1968 : The Conservative right winger, Enoch Powell, ( MP for Wolverhampton South West )makes a hard-hitting speech saying Britain had to be mad to allow in 50,000 dependents of immigrants each year and calling for an immediate reduction in immigration attacking the government's immigration policy at a Conservative association meeting in Birmingham.
Enoch Powell's so-called "Rivers of Blood" speech led to him being sacked from the shadow cabinet, but made him very popular with tabloids and thousands of workers who staged strikes and marches in support of his views and touched a nerve ending for many who thought the current Immigration laws should be tightened up.
1968 Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau
20th April 1968 : Pierre Elliott Trudeau becomes the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada serving from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and later from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984.
20th April 1968 : Pierre Elliott Trudeau becomes the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada serving from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and later from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984.
1971 U.S.A. Supreme Court Upholds Busing for Schools
20th April 1971 : The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing (This is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to schools based primarily on race ) ,to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
20th April 1971 : The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing (This is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to schools based primarily on race ) ,to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
1974 Northern Ireland 1000th Victim
20th April 1974 : The continuing violence between the two para-military organizations in Northern Ireland claims its 1,000th victim with the death earlier today of a petrol station owner James Murphy in County Fermanagh.
20th April 1974 : The continuing violence between the two para-military organizations in Northern Ireland claims its 1,000th victim with the death earlier today of a petrol station owner James Murphy in County Fermanagh.
1975 Vietnam Communist Final Push
20th April 1975 : Communists have amassed 100,000 troops and Armour on the outskirts of Saigon for a final push and President Thieu has resigned saying the US promised aid which has not been forthcoming
20th April 1975 : Communists have amassed 100,000 troops and Armour on the outskirts of Saigon for a final push and President Thieu has resigned saying the US promised aid which has not been forthcoming
1983 Iraq Car Bombs
20th April 1983 : 2 cars packed with high explosives blew up in Baghdad today killing and injuring a large number of people , the bombings have been blamed on Iran by Saddam Hussein the Iraq President
20th April 1983 : 2 cars packed with high explosives blew up in Baghdad today killing and injuring a large number of people , the bombings have been blamed on Iran by Saddam Hussein the Iraq President
1990 USSR Economy Worsens
20th April 1990 : The economy in USSR continues to worsen with more food and other items becoming scarcer and more rationing put in place.
20th April 1990 : The economy in USSR continues to worsen with more food and other items becoming scarcer and more rationing put in place.
2005 U.S.A. "New Bankruptcy Law"
20th April 2005 : President George W. Bush signed the "New Bankruptcy Law" making it harder for debt-ridden people to wipe clean their financial slates by declaring bankruptcy. The Act of Congress attempts to make it more difficult for consumers to discharge debt ( under which most debts are forgiven or discharged) under Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 which was the most common form of bankruptcy in the United States ). The second most popular form of Bankruptcy Chapter 13 was "reorganization", or debt adjustment. **** Personal Opinion *** It appears from reading that due to some means test associated with the new laws approximately 85% of debtors are not subject to its "means test" and a large percentage of the rest are able to "pass" the means test. And although Chapter 7 is slightly more complicated it appears it is still in wide spread use.
20th April 2005 : President George W. Bush signed the "New Bankruptcy Law" making it harder for debt-ridden people to wipe clean their financial slates by declaring bankruptcy. The Act of Congress attempts to make it more difficult for consumers to discharge debt ( under which most debts are forgiven or discharged) under Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 which was the most common form of bankruptcy in the United States ). The second most popular form of Bankruptcy Chapter 13 was "reorganization", or debt adjustment. **** Personal Opinion *** It appears from reading that due to some means test associated with the new laws approximately 85% of debtors are not subject to its "means test" and a large percentage of the rest are able to "pass" the means test. And although Chapter 7 is slightly more complicated it appears it is still in wide spread use.
2008 Paraguay Fernando Lugo
20th April 2008 : Fernando Lugo and the centre-left Patriotic Alliance for Change has won Paraguay's presidential election, ending more than sixty years of rule by the right wing Colorado Party.
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20th April 2008 : Fernando Lugo and the centre-left Patriotic Alliance for Change has won Paraguay's presidential election, ending more than sixty years of rule by the right wing Colorado Party.
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20th April Signs Of The Zodiac Taurus
The beginning for Taurus, The Sign of The Bull
