Historical Events for 20th June 2019

1633 – Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore
1919 – Treaty of Versailles: Germany ends incorporation of Austria
1942 – German troops conquer Tobruk, North Africa
1948 – “Toast of the Town” hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV
1960 – Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1973 – Chicago’s Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
1982 – Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)
1988 – Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
1994 – US Fairchild Hospital Air Force Base massacre, former gunman kills 5 and injures 22
2017 – British actor Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting

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