CoM Moderators Posted April 20 Posted April 20 1290 - Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter of Edward I, and attended by the king 1884 - Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical "On Freemasonry" 1918 - Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day 1920 - Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0 1935 - "Your Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly) 1986 - Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game 1993 - Mercury Nashville Records releases "Shania Twain", the debut studio album by Shania Twain 1997 - Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 2021 - Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, in a case that prompted huge nationwide racial justice protests 2023 - Colombian President Gustavo Petro meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington More Historical Events »
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