March 20 Historical Events

The following events took place on March 20. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 43 events. Showing 31 - 43.

• 1985
  Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.
• 1987
  The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
• 1988
  Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
• 1990
  Ferdinand Marcos’s widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
• 1993
  The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
• 1995
  A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 13 and wounds 1,300 people.
• 1999
  Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
• 2000
  Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff’s deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.
• 2003
  Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
• 2006
  Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
• 2012
  At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
• 2014
  Four suspected Taliban members attack the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
• 2015
  A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a Supermoon all occur on the same day.