This day in history
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Friday, 19 September 2014
On this day... September 20
On this day...
September 20
1066
– King
Harald III of Norway
and
Tostig Godwinson
, his English ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls
Edwin
and
Morcar
in the
Battle of Fulford
near
York
, England.
1498
– A
tsunami
caused by the
Meiō Nankaidō earthquake
washed away the building housing the statue of the
Great Buddha
at
Kōtoku-in
in
Kamakura
, Japan.
1971
–
Hurricane Irene
(satellite image pictured)
departed Nicaragua to become the first known
tropical cyclone
to successfully cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
1984
-
The Cosby Show
, which became one of three U.S. shows to have the highest
ratings
five years in a row, aired its
its pilot episode
.
2011
– The United States ended its "
don't ask, don't tell
" policy, allowing gays and lesbians to
openly serve in the military
.
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