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Today is Wednesday, November 20, 2024. It's the 325 day of the year, and we're on week 47. What Happened on November 20 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2022

FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off in Qatar.

2019

Snake fossils found in Rio Negro Province, Argentina, showed snakes with hind legs that lived over 70 million years ago.

2019

Oxford Dictionaries declared 'climate emergency' as the word of the year for 2019.

2018

A 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi was declared unconstitutional.

2017

The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown to smithereens in a controlled demolition.

2015

English singer-songwriter Adele released her third studio album, '25.'

2012

Toshiba rolled out a four-legged robot designed to clean up after nuclear disasters.

2007

MTV and Harmonix released Rock Band for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.

1998

Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

1947

Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.

1939

DC Comics released Flash Comics Issue 1, featuring Flash Gordon.

1866

French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.

1805

Beethoven premiered Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, which was his only opera.

1789

The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

1695

Zumbi, the last of the Quilombo dos Palmares kings, was killed.

284 AD

Roman soldier Diocletian was appointed the new Roman Emperor after Roman Emperor Carus's death.

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