{"id":208038,"date":"2020-01-01T13:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/june-20\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:31:50","slug":"june-20","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/june-20\/","title":{"rendered":"June 20: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 20th is World Productivity Day and Ice Cream Soda Day.

Today is the 171^{st day of the year, and there are days left in 2025.}

So, today is an important day for you? Then allow us to intrigue you with these interesting facts and historical events that all happened on June 20.

Did you know that on this day in 1966, Sheila Scott became the first woman to fly solo around the world? The journey took 189 flying hours over 34 days.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about June 20^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on June 20 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2018\r\n\r\n
Donald Trump ended family separation on the southern border.\r\n\r\n
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The president signed the executive order after receiving backlash after his “zero tolerance” attitude.\r\n\r\n
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2003\r\n\r\n
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Wikimedia, a nonprofit organization, is best known for hosting Wikipedia. It was created to gather funding for various crowdsourced wiki projects such as Wikipedia and Wiktionary.\r\n\r\n
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1990\r\n\r\n
The asteroid Eureka was discovered by David H. Levy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Also known as “5261 Eureka,” the asteroid closely trails Mars at just 0.3 astronomical units away.\r\n\r\n
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1988\r\n\r\n
Haitian coup d’état started, and President Henri Namphy overthrew President Leslie Manigat.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1981\r\n\r\n
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.\r\n\r\n
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1975\r\n\r\n
The movie “Jaws” by Steven Spielberg hit theaters.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1966\r\n\r\n
Sheila Scott became the first woman to fly solo around the world.\r\n\r\n
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In the process, she broke over 100 aviation records. She flew from Heathrow on 18 May 1966 and returned on this day and covered 34,000 miles.\r\n\r\n
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1948\r\n\r\n
NBC started “Toast Of The Town” on the Ed Sullivan Show.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1895\r\n\r\n
Caroline Willard Baldwin became the first woman in the USA to earn a PhD.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1863\r\n\r\n
West Virginia was admitted as the 35th US state during the height of the US Civil War.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The state of Virginia had already seceded from the USA, but not everyone in Virginia was happy about this, particularly those in the western regions. Numerous meetings were held in 1861, and by the end of the year, it was decided that West Virginia would become a state. It took West Virginia just over another year to develop a constitution that the US would approve.\r\n\r\n
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1840\r\n\r\n
Samuel Morse was granted the patents for his telegraph.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1837\r\n\r\n
At the age of 18, Queen Victoria ascended the throne after her uncle, King William IV, passed away.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Queen Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom. Her reign lasted until her death in 1901.\r\n\r\n
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1782\r\n\r\n
After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.\r\n\r\n
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1214\r\n\r\n
The University of Oxford, England, received its first charter from the Archbishop of Canterbury.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It wasn’t until 1248 that the university received a royal charter. A charter is when a university or town is officially founded and given its rights.\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Nicole Kidman? See what other famous people were born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1967\r\n\r\n
Nicole Kidman\r\n\r\n
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American-Australian\r\n\r\n
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$\"Nicole$ \r\n\r\n
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57 years old\r\n\r\n\r\n
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