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| About November 20th is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 41 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. November 20th is the Universal Children's Day. Births 1904 - Benny Binion, casino owner, poker enthusiast 1917 - Robert Byrd, U.S. Senator (West Virginia) 1920 - Robert Drinan, former U.S. Congressman (Massachusetts) 1925 - Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator (New York) 1942 - Joe Biden, 47th U.S. Vice President 1957 - Dwight Stephenson, Hall of Fame football center Deaths 1888 - Nathaniel Currier, Currier & Ives lithographer 2008 - Betty James, businesswoman (Slinky) Events 1789 - New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. 1945 - Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany for atrocities committed during World War II. 1982 - Cal defeats Stanford on a kickoff return that went through Stanford’s band who had marched onto the field prematurely. 1984 - The U.S. Justice Department files an anti-trust suit against AT&T which would lead to a break up of the company. 1985 - Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. 1995 - A new Beatles song "Free as a Bird" premiered on BBC Radio 1. |
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