October 20 - The Day in History

October 20 : General Interest 1947: Congress investigates Reds in Hollywood On October 20, 1947, the notorious Red Scare kicks into high gear in Washington, as a Congressional committee begins investigating Communist influence in one of the world's richest and most glamorous communities: Hollywood... read more American Revolution 1774 : Congress creates the Continental Association http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-creates-the-continental-association Automotive 1965 : Last Volvo PV rolls off the assembly line http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-volvo-pv-rolls-off-the-assembly-line Civil War 1819 : Controversial Union General Daniel Sickles is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-general-daniel-sickles-is-born Cold War 1947 : The Red Scare comes to Hollywood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-red-scare-comes-to-hollywood Crime 1990 : 2 Live Crew members are acquitted of obscenity charges http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/2-live-crew-members-are-acquitted-of-obscenity-charges Disaster 1944 : Natural gas explosions rock Cleveland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natural-gas-explosions-rock-cleveland General Interest 1827 : Battle of Navarino http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-navarino 1935 : Mao's Long March concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maos-long-march-concludes 1944 : MacArthur returns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-returns 1973 : Sydney Opera House opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sydney-opera-house-opens Hollywood 1994 : Burt Lancaster dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/burt-lancaster-dies Literary 1853 : French poet Arthur Rimbaud is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-poet-arthur-rimbaud-is-born Music 1977 : Three members of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a Mississippi plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-members-of-the-southern-rock-band-lynyrd-skynyrd-die-in-a-mississippi-plane-crash Old West 1803 : U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-senate-ratifies-the-louisiana-purchase Presidential 1962 : Kennedy press secretary misleads press http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-press-secretary-misleads-press Sports 1968 : Fosbury flops to an Olympic record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fosbury-flops-to-an-olympic-record Vietnam War 1964 : Relations between South Vietnam, the United States, and Cambodia deteriorate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/relations-between-south-vietnam-the-united-states-and-cambodia-deteriorate 1973 : Watergate special prosecutor dismissed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/watergate-special-prosecutor-dismissed World War I 1918 : Turks send British officer to negotiate armistice terms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/turks-send-british-officer-to-negotiate-armistice-terms World War II 1944 : U.S. forces land at Leyte Island in the Philippines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-forces-land-at-leyte-island-in-the-philippines

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