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Historical Calendar June 20
2024-06-20 07:54:04 / JETË
1895 – The Kiel Canal is officially opened, traversing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial aqueduct in the world. In addition to its two entrances to the sea, the Kiel Canal is connected, at Oldenbüttel, to the navigable Eider River by the short Gieselau Canal. The construction of this canal is considered one of the most magnificent works in Europe of the 19th century.
1900 – Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs St. Petersburg, Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. The Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1902 was commissioned by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences to study the Arctic Ocean north of the New Siberian Islands and search for the legendary Land of Sannikov.
1943 – Race riots in Detroit break out in a frenzy, and continue for three straight days. Existing social tensions and housing shortages were exacerbated by the arrival of nearly 400,000 migrants, both African-American and white Southerners, from the Southeastern United States between 1941 and 1943. In the unrest, 35 people died and hundreds were injured. others.
1947 – Bugsy Siegel dies at age 41. Siegel, was an American mobster, of Jewish origin. He was known as one of the "most notorious and fearsome gangs of his time". Siegel traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he managed and financed some of the original casinos. He was shot dead at the home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, in Beverly Hills, California.
1967 – Born in Honolulu, Nicole Kidman. Kidman is an Australian actress and producer. Her awards include an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. She was ranked among the highest paid actresses in the world in 2006, 2018 and 2019. Time magazine named her twice, as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2004 and in 2018. She is an ambassador for UNICEF and UNIFEM.
1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under Anastasio Somoza Debayle's regime. The killing was caught on tape and sparked a strong international outcry against the Managua regime. Footage of his execution was broadcast repeatedly on network television, resulting in an uproar in the United States.
1991 – The German Bundestag votes to move the seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to present-day Berlin. This move to the capital Berlin was made with the sole purpose of transferring the German legislative power to the newly united capital of the two Germanys. The symbolism was simple, since with this decision, the German government decided to show the world its unity.
2003 – The Wikimedia Foundation, founded in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF, or simply Wikimedia) is an American non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. The foundation was founded in 2003 by Jimmy Wales as a way to fund Wikipedia and its sister projects through non-profit means.
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