September 20 in History

Historical Events on September 20

622 Muhammad and Abu Bakr arrived in Medina

1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.

1863 American Civil War: The conclusion of the Battle of Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

1967 RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.

1973 Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.

1977 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.

1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.

2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".

2011 The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.

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Famous Birthdays on September 20

1948 George R. R. Martin

1971 Henrik Larsson

1975 Juan Pablo Montoya

1984 Brian Joubert

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Famous Deaths on September 20

1328 Ibn Taymiyyah

1947 Fiorello H. La Guardia

1957 Jean Sibelius

2004 Brian Clough

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