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Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 20 [ talk · edit · history ] July 20. 1651 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.
July 19. 1333 – Second War of Scottish Independence: Scottish forces under Sir Archibald Douglas were heavily defeated by the English at the Battle of Halidon Hill while trying to relieve Berwick-upon-Tweed. 1545 – The English warship Mary Rose sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982 ...
History of email. The history of email entails an evolving set of technologies and standards that culminated in the email systems in use today. [1] Computer-based messaging between users of the same system became possible following the advent of time-sharing in the early 1960s, with a notable implementation by MIT 's CTSS project in 1965.
Nov. 15—November 15: 1777 — The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution. 1806 — Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that ...
May 21. May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 224 days remain until the end of the year.
Nov. 8—November 8: 1793 — The Louvre Museum, in Paris, opened to the public for the first time. 1805 — The "Corps of Discovery" reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was led by William ...
April 5. April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 270 days remain until the end of the year.
April 30. April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 245 days remain until the end of the year.