On this day in history
August 20
American
1619The first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia, sold from a Dutch ship at Point Comfort.
The first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia, sold from a Dutch ship at Point Comfort.
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1977NASA launches Voyager 2 on its grand tour of the outer planets.
NASA launches Voyager 2 on its grand tour of the outer planets.
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World
1940A Soviet agent buries an ice axe in Leon Trotsky's skull in Mexico City.
A Soviet agent buries an ice axe in Leon Trotsky's skull in Mexico City.
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1968Soviet tanks roll into Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
Soviet tanks roll into Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
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1988Iran and Iraq accept a ceasefire, ending eight years of war.
Iran and Iraq accept a ceasefire, ending eight years of war.
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