Historical Events for 20th June 2018

1866 – Italy declares war on Austria beginning the Third Italian War of Independence
1919 – 33rd U.S. Women’s National Championship: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Marion Zinderstein (6-1, 6-2)
1926 – Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University
1943 – German round up Jews in Amsterdam
1958 – NZ all out 47 v England at Lord’s, Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17
1977 – Menachem Begin forms Israeli government
1983 – Iran moves into northern Iraq (casualties top 13,800 in ten days)
1986 – Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager
1988 – WABC officially becomes the NJ Devils new home radio
2016 – Rome elects its first female Mayor Virginia Raggi (Five Star Movement) and its youngest at 37

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