History Hop Tags - 20th

1817-12-10

Mississippi admitted as 20th state of the Union

1862-12-20

-Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA

1862-12-31

-Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River/Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennesse in American Civil War

1863-08-08

American Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. Celebrated as a holiday by Tennessee African Americans (early 20th century)

1869-12-08

20th Roman Catholic ecumenical council, Vatican I, opens in Rome

1880-11-02

James A Garfield (R) elected 20th US President

1881-03-04

James A Garfield inaugurated as 20th president

1886-06-05

20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41

1894-05-15

20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41

1895-05-25

20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5

1896-07-21

20th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Harold Mahony beats W Baddeley (6-2 6-8 5-7 8-6 6-3)

1903-06-25

Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3

1903-07-01

20th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats E Larcombe (4-6 6-4 6-2)

1912-06-06

The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

1914-08-21

20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill

1915-02-21

20th Russian Army corps surrenders

1915-05-22

Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, and is the only mountain, other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century.

1916-04-19

20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4

1925-09-12

20th Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (5-0)

1927-06-11

Babe Ruth hits 19th & 20th of 60 HRs

1928-09-18

Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928

1930-03-18

Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game

1932-12-03

20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6

1933-01-23

20th amendment ratified changed date of US presidential inaugurations to 1/20

1933-10-15

20th Amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect: Pres term begins in Jan not March

1936-08-06

1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson & Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs

1937-01-20

1st US Presidential Inauguration day held on Jan 20th, (previously March 4th)

1937-05-30

20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA

1941-03-24

Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie for 20th Century Fox

1941-12-12

Russian 20th army recaptures Soljetsjnogorsk

1943-08-24

Phila A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game

1944-08-06

US 20th Army corp under general Walker occupies Nantes

1944-08-07

July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin begins

1944-08-18

US 20th Army Corps conquers Chartres

1944-08-23

US 20th Army corp enter Fontainebleau/Melun de Seine

1945-03-27

US 20th Army corps captures Wiesbaden

1948-02-16

1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC

1948-03-20

20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement", L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC

1949-12-28

20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs

1953-07-14

20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati

1953-08-14

20th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 24, All-Stars 10 (93,818)

1954-11-30

20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)

1956-02-14

20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow

1956-02-23

20th Congress of CPSU closes in Moscow

1956-02-25

Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference

1956-04-08

20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289

1958-03-22

20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72

1961-06-11

Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs

1962-10-16

Yanks (20th championship) beat SF Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series

1962-10-17

Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship

1963-09-13

Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yanks 28th pennant

1964-09-21

Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup

1965-07-04

20th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Carol Mann

1966-04-28

20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3

1966-06-16

20th Tony Awards: Marat/Sade & Man of La Mancha win

1967-01-16

Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent

1967-01-18

20th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 3-0 at Montreal

1967-12-03

Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train

1968-05-19

20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible & Barbara Bain win

1970-01-20

20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia

1971-03-08

Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record)

1972-08-26

20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR

1972-09-08

Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year

1972-09-10

20th Olympic games close at Munich, German FR

1973-02-11

Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row

1973-09-22

20th Ryder Cup: US, 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland

1974-05-17

Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels

1974-06-23

20th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie

1974-11-30

20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)

1975-05-28

Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris

1976-04-03

Phila Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game

1976-12-21

20th Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins

1977-01-10

20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom

1978-02-19

"On the 20th Century" opens at St James Theater NYC for 460 perfs

1978-02-23

20th Grammy Awards: Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins

1978-04-24

Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game

1978-09-04

NY Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season)

1979-02-26

Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US

1979-03-18

"On the 20th Century" closes at St James Theater NYC after 460 perfs

1980-01-08

Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0

1980-05-14

Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II

1982-03-23

Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals

1982-07-25

20th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA (3-0)

1985-05-08

20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win

1985-08-27

20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched

1985-09-02

Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000

1985-09-03

20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth

1986-06-09

20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn

1986-10-13

20th Country Music Association Award: Reba McEntire wins

1987-02-27

"Washington Week In Review," 20th anniversary on PBS

1989-11-05

20th NYC Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01

1990-03-04

20th Easter Seal Telethon

1990-07-31

Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games

1990-11-04

20th NYC Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil in 2:30:45

1991-03-31

20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

1991-04-15

20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18

1991-05-22

Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome

1992-08-16

20th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sherri Steinhaur

1993-01-25

20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win

1993-05-26

Emmy 20th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 14th time

1993-06-26

NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs

1994-02-12

20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn-sonatas in Boston

1994-03-08

20th People's Choice Awards: Tom Cruise & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Roseanne Arnold win (TV)

1994-12-28

Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)

1995-05-22

Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised

1995-06-30

Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits

1996-07-06

Yankee John Weteland sets record of 20th cons saves en route to 24

1999-07-11

20th US Seniors Golf Open: at Des Moines GC, W Des Moines, Iowa

2000-03-25

20th Golden Raspberry Awards: Wild Wild West wins

2001-04-01

20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at St Louis

2003-08-28

20th MTV Awards: Missy Elliott, Beyoncé f/ Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake wins

2006-03-04

20th Soul Train Music Awards: Jamie Foxx, Destiny's Child & John Legend win

2012-05-20

20th Billboard Music Awards: Adele, 21 win

2012-07-11

20th ESPY Awards: LeBron James, Brittney Griner win

2014-01-18

20th Screen Actors Guild Awards: Mathew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett win

2016-08-10

Olympics-Swimming-Phelps wins 200m butterfly for 20th gold

2017-08-31

Prince William, Prince Harry pay tribute to Princess Diana before 20th anniversary of her death

1831-11-19

James A Garfield, Ohio, gen/(R) 20th Pres (March 4-Sept 19, 1881)

1867-07-08

Käthe Kollwitz, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

1878-03-15

Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)

1880-06-29

Ludwig Beck, chef Germany general staff ("July 20th plot")

1881-12-04

Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)

1881-12-17

Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)

1884-07-31

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German Leipzig mayor and Nazi regime opponent (20th July Plot)

1888-08-09

Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter

1902-09-05

Darryl F Zanuck, film magnate/president (20th Century Fox)

1907-03-11

Helmuth J von Moltke, German politician (July 20th plot)

1910-01-04

Gabe Paul, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1911-9-06

Paige Crosley Kess, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1915-08-26

Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)

1917-06-18

Bill Nimmo, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1926-07-17

James Weinstein, The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History

1928-02-26

Karl Ludwig Höchner, It Happened on July 20th

1928-9-14

Bill Angert, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1931-08-20

Bernhard "Bernd" Becher, photographer (industrialist builder 19th/20th)

1933-12-19

Mel Gussow, Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1933-9-07

Lewis Crosley, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1934-01-11

Jean Chretien, Shawinigan Quebec, 20th Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003)

1935-03-12

John Gross, author (Age of Kipling, Dickens & 20th Century)

1936-06-02

Yevgeniy Gevorgyan, Pirates of the 20th Century

1937-02-20

Nancy Wilson, Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Nancy Wilson

1937-03-12

Boris Durov, Pirates of the 20th Century

1944-06-13

Levi Watkins, 20th Annual Trumpet Awards

1946-11-25

Petar Temelkovski, Goodbye, 20th Century

1949-03-05

Talgat Nigmatulin, Pirates of the 20th Century

1950-05-13

Manning Marable, The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History

1951-07-20

Joy Dunstan, 20th Century Oz

1953-11-11

Russ Taff, The 20th Annual Grammy Awards

1953-12-03

Paul Fagen, 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

1954-05-05

Natalya Khorokhorina, Pirates of the 20th Century

1957-07-29

Alessandra Marc, Richard Tucker 20th Anniversary Gala

1960-01-02

Naoki Urasawa, 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End

1961-08-17

Everette Harp, 20th Annual Trumpet Awards

1965-02-07

Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus OH, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-20th)

1965-03-07

Todd Osborne, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1966-01-17

Don Myrah, Oakland California, cyclist (Olympics-20th-96)

1966-08-31

Sofija Kunovska, Goodbye, 20th Century

1969-01-23

Nikola Ristanovski, Goodbye, 20th Century

1970-11-23

Yukiko Nakatsubo, 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End

1972-01-21

Orie Fujisawa, 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

1972-12-16

Jason Fa'afoi, What Now! 20th Birthday Special

1976-03-13

Ryuichi Isozaki, 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

1979-01-20

Asaka Kubo, Japanese gravure idol of 20th Century

1983-04-26

Jon Jivan, 20th Century Man

1993-06-29

Angela & Amy Lakeberg, US Siamese twin (separated on Aug 20th)

1858-11-11

20th US President James Garfield (26) weds Lucretia Rudolph (26) in Hiram, Ohio

1881-09-19

James A Garfield, 20th President (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49

1896-08-12

Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg

1944-07-20

Friedrich Olbricht, German general (July 20th plotter), executed

1944-07-20

Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies

1944-07-20

Mertz, German colonel (July 20th plotter), executed

1944-07-20

Werner von Haeffen, German lieutenant (July 20th plotter), executed

1944-07-21

Henning von Tresckow, Gen-Maj, "July 20th plotter", commits suicide

1944-07-23

Helmuth J von Moltke, German earl (July 20th plotter), executed

1945-01-23

Helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37

1945-02-02

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German Leipzig mayor and Nazi regime opponent (20th July plot), hanged at 60

1945-02-03

Roland Freisler, German Nazi judge (July 20th plotter case), dies

1945-04-09

Hans Oster, German major-general/spy, "July 20th plot", hanged

1945-04-09

Hans von Dohnanyi, "July 20th plotter", hanged

1945-04-22

Käthe Kollwitz, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

1979-12-22

Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77

1982-05-12

Humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66

1985-02-13

Talgat Nigmatulin, Pirates of the 20th Century

1988-03-31

William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)

1989-12-07

Edythe Chatfield, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1994-05-09

Paige Crosley Kess, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1997-12-14

Elmer Hentz, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

1998-04-26

Gabe Paul, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

2000-05-08

Lewis Crosley, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

2003-08-30

Bill Angert, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

2005-04-29

Mel Gussow, Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

2005-06-16

James Weinstein, The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History

2011-02-22

Bill Nimmo, Powel Crosley and the 20th Century

2011-04-01

Manning Marable, The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History

2015-04-11

Levi Watkins, 20th Annual Trumpet Awards