History for June 20

History for June 20 - On-This-Day.com
Adam Ferguson 1723 - Philosopher, historian, knonw as Ferguson of Raith, Jean Moulinn 1899 -1943 High profile member of the French Resistance during World War II, Errol Flynn 1909 - Actor


Audie Murphy 1924 - Actor, most decorated American soldier of World War II, Martin Landau 1931 - Actor, Brian Wilson 1942 - Musician (Beach Boys)


1756 - In India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in a cell that became known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."


1782 - The U.S. Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.


1837 - Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.


1928 - Washburn-Crosby Company merged with 26 other mills to become General Mills.


1941 - The U.S. Army Air Forces was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. The Army Air Forces were abolished with the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947.


1943 - Race-related rioting erupted in Detroit. Federal troops were sent in two days later to end the violence that left more than 30 dead.


1947 - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was murdered in Beverly Hills, CA, at the order of mob associates angered over the soaring costs of his project, the Flamingo resort in Las Vegas, NV.


1977 - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation.