Historical
events that took place on the 20th of July
1871: British
Columbia became the 6th Canadian province
1878: 1st
telephone was introduced in Hawaii
1938: Finland
was awarded the 1940 Olympic Games after Japan withdrew
1944: The United States invaded Japanese-occupied
Guam during WW II
1949: Vasil
Kolarov was elected as the premier of Bulgaria
1967: Race
riots occurred in Memphis, Tennessee
1974: Turkey
invaded Cyprus
1998:
Abubakar promised to relinquish power on the 29th of May, 1999
1991: Mike
Tyson was accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
2005: Canada
became the 4th country to permit same-sex marriage
2012:
The Olympic Torch arrived in London
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