WHAT HAPPENED ON 20. MAY
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In Operation Redwing (shot Cherokee), the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. (20. May 1956)
PIA Flight 705, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720-040B, crashes while descending to land at Cairo International Airport, killing 121 of the 127 passengers and crew. (20. May 1965)
The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (20. May 1967)
Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War (20. May 1968)
The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends. (20. May 1969)
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects by a 60% vote the proposal from its government to move towards independence from Canada. (20. May 1980)
First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier. (20. May 1983)
The Church Street bombing in the South African capital Pretoria. The bombing killed 19 and wounded 217. (20. May 1983)
Radio MartÃ, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. (20. May 1985)
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. (20. May 1989)
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania. (20. May 1990)
Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. (20. May 1996)
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and 3 years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). (20. May 2002)
Dhaka wildcat strikes: A series of massive strikes begin, involving nearly 1.8 million garment workers in Bangladesh. (20. May 2006)
An EF5 tornado strikes outside Oklahoma City killing 24 people and injuring 377 others. (20. May 2013)
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