Unforgettable Moments: September 20 Through History #viral #trending

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In this video, we're taking a look at some unforgettable moments that took place on September 20th throughout history....September 20th has seen it all!

Whether you're a history buff or not, these interesting and Historic moments will give you a new perspective on September 20th and its significance throughout history. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this video about September 20th!

622 Islamic Prophet Muhammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina)

1519 Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets off on the 1st successful circumnavigation of the globe (Magellan killed on route)

1664 Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women & black men

1737 Runner Edward Marshall completes his journey in the Walking Purchase forcing the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony

1777 Battle of Paoli; British forces under Major General Charles Grey attacks Brigadier General Anthony Wayne's encampment. Claims the British gave no quarter leads to engagement becoming known as the "Paoli Massacre”

1814 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith

1830 1st Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods

1850 Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue

1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president

1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for US President and Vice President

1893 The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts

1904 Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II

1926 Bugs Moran attempts to assassinate Al Capone in a drive-by shooting but fails

1932 Mahatma Gandhi begins a hunger strike against the way Hindu untouchables are treated

1945 German rocket engineers begin work in US

1951 1st North Pole jet crossing

1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run

1963 JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the moon

1969 John Lennon privately announces to Paul and Ringo (George was not there) that he is leaving "The Beatles" at a London business meeting

1973 Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match

1999 TV crime procedural "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" created by Dick Wolf, starring Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni premieres on NBC

2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, US President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror”

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

2013 Grand Theft Auto becomes the fastest entertainment product to reach $1 Billion in sales

2021 First edition of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein" sells for $1.17 million, setting new world record for a printed work by a woman

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