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April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There are 255 days remaining.

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• 636 - Battle of Yarmuk: Arabs take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire.
• 1653 - Oliver Cromwell disbands Parliament.
• 1657 - Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City) granted freedom of religion
• 1689 - The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to DerryFor other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). Derry or Londonderry Doire in Irish), is a city in Northern Ireland, in County Londonderry (or County Derry) often called the maiden city''. The old walled c
• 1775Events February 9 American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion March 23 American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech " give me liberty or give me death" in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 14 American Re - American Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783), also known as the American War of Independence was a war fought between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. The war, which eventually widened far beyond British Nor: BritishGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, troops begin siege of Boston, MassachusettsAlternate meanings: Boston (disambiguation Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts in the United States. It is the unofficial capital of the region k
• 1792Events January 25 The London Corresponding Society is founded. February 20 The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington. March 16 King of Sweden Gustav III Shot in the back by Jaco - FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. declares war on AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the
• 1836 - U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory
• 1861 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia
• 1862 - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
• 1902 - Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride (not fully purified to the isolated element). They thought they had isolated it.
• 1908 - Opening day of competition of the New_South_Wales_Rugby_League
• 1914 - Ludlow Massacre of striking Colorado coal miners.
• 1926 - Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film
• 1967 - A Swiss Britannia turboprop crashes at Nicosia, Cyprus killing 126
• 1968 - A South African Airways Boeing 707 crashes during takeoff at Windhoek, South-West Africa killing 122
• 1968 - The Liberal Party of Canada led by Pierre Trudeau wins the Canadian Federal Election
• 1968 - English politician Enoch Powell makes controversial Rivers of Blood Speech
• 1972 - Apollo 16 lands on the Moon
• 1979 - President of the United States Of America, Jimmy Carter, is 'attacked' by a fluffy Rabbit
• 1992 - An all-star concert in memory of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is held at Wembley Stadium in London
• 1997 - The San Diego Padres face the St. Louis Cardinals in the first Major League Baseball game ever played in Hawaii
• 1998 - An Air France Boeing 727-200 crashes into mountain after takeoff from Bogotá, Colombia, killing 53
• 1999 - Columbine High School massacre
• 2001 - The anti-globalization movement holds a People's Summit and large protest marches, some of which are forcibly put down by police, against the FTAA summit in Quebec City, Quebec