May 20
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"On May 20, 1969, National Guard helicopters flew over the University of California, Berkeley campus, dispensing airborne tear gas that winds dispersed over the entire city, sending school children miles away to hospitals. This was one of the largest deployments of tear gas during the Vietnam era protests."--Sholem Stein |
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Events
- 325 – The First Council of Nicaea – the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held.
- 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
- 1883 – Krakatoa begins to erupt. The volcano's final and most notable explosion occurs on August 26.
- 1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- 1896 – The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others.
- 1910 – Krazy Kat and Ignatz first appear in 'The Dingbat Family' comic strip
- 1916 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting ("Boy with Baby Carriage").
- 1940 – Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
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Births
- 1799 – HonorĂ© de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850)
- 1806 – John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873)
- 1830 – Hector Malot, French writer (d. 1907)
- 1908 – James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1928 – Jack Kevorkian, suicide doctor.
- 1932 – Dieter Rams, German industrial designer.
- 1946 – Cher, American singer
- 1955 – Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer
- 1962 – Christiane F., German fictionalized character.
- 1970 – Louis Theroux, British television presenter
- 1972 – Busta Rhymes, American singer and rapper
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Deaths
- 1506 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (b. 1451)
- 1942 – Hector Guimard, French Art nouveau architect (b. 1867).
- 1956 – Max Beerbohm, English theater critic (b. 1872)
- 2005 – Paul Ricoeur, French philosopher (b. 1913)
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