March 20 - The Day in History

March 20 : General Interest 1965: LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama's Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from Selma to Montgomer... read more American Revolution 1778 : King Louis XVI receives U.S. representatives http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-receives-us-representatives Automotive 1928 : Auto pioneer James Packard dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-pioneer-james-packard-dies Civil War 1861 : Willie and Tad Lincoln get the measles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/willie-and-tad-lincoln-get-the-measles Cold War 1953 : Khrushchev begins his rise to power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-begins-his-rise-to-power Crime 1995 : Tokyo subways are attacked with sarin gas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tokyo-subways-are-attacked-with-sarin-gas Disaster 1345 : Black Death is created, allegedly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-death-is-created-allegedly General Interest 1413 : Henry V ascends upon father's death http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-v-ascends-upon-fathers-death 1854 : Republican Party founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republican-party-founded 1995 : Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nerve-gas-attack-on-tokyo-subway Hollywood 1948 : 20th annual Academy Awards celebrated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/20th-annual-academy-awards-celebrated Literary 1852 : Uncle Tom's Cabin is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published Music 1982 : Joan Jett tops the pop charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joan-jett-tops-the-pop-charts-with-quoti-love-rock-39n39-rollquot Old West 1823 : Ned Buntline born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ned-buntline-born Presidential 1965 : LBJ pledges federal troops to Alabama civil-rights march http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lbj-pledges-federal-troops-to-alabama-civil-rights-march Sports 1934 : Babe Didrikson goes to the mound for Philly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-didrikson-goes-to-the-mound-for-philly Vietnam War 1954 : Americans alarmed about impending French defeat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-alarmed-about-impending-french-defeat 1968 : Retired Marine Commandant comments on conduct of war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/retired-marine-commandant-comments-on-conduct-of-war World War I 1915 : Britain and Russia divide future spoils of war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-russia-divide-future-spoils-of-war World War II 1945 : British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-troops-liberate-mandalay-burma