415 Historic Events for March 20
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| 1995 |
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Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured
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| 1995 |
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Dow-Jones hits 4083.68 (record)
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| 1995 |
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Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years
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| 1996 |
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UK admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease)
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| 1996 |
Death |
Victor Zorza, journalist/Russian specialist, dies at 71
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| 1996 |
Death |
Claude Bourdet, human rights activist/journalist, dies at 86
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| 1996 |
Death |
Alan Ridout, composer, dies at 61
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| 1996 |
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"Love Thy Neighbor," opens at Booth Theater NYC
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| 1996 |
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Erik and Lyle Menendez found guilty of killing their parents
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| 1997 |
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"Play On!," opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 61 performances
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| 1997 |
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Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive
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| 1997 |
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Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
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| 1997 |
Birth |
? Hefner, mother of Hugh Hefner (playboy), dies at 101
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| 1997 |
Death |
Carlo Fassi, figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at 67
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| 2003 |
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Invasion of Iraq by American and British led coalition begins without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion
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