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May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 225 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 325 ...
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is a text published in 1819 with the now disputed claim that it was the first declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. It was supposedly signed on May 20, 1775, in Charlotte, North Carolina, by a committee of citizens of Mecklenburg County, who declared ...
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church – In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred Campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory. 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. 1891 – History of cinema: First public display of Thomas Alva Edison 's prototype kinetoscope ...
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was baptized in 1734. [1] The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. [2] The UN Member States approved Slovenia’s proposal to proclaim 20 May as World Bee Day in December 2017. [3]
May 20th is a day when each sign has the potential to navigate unique situations and embrace the lessons they bring.
United States/Anniversaries/May/May 20. Today is Emancipation Day in the state of Florida . 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law. 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. 1927 – At 07:52 Charles Lindbergh (pictured) takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long ...
May 16, 1920: Joan of Arc canonized May 13, 1920: Prisoner Eugene Debs nominated for U.S. president May 21, 1920: Deposed Mexican President Carranza assassinated May 17, 1920: future U.S. chess champion Reshevsky, age 8, beats 20 challengers