August 20

Wednesday 20, 1997:

Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people killed, 15 kidnapped.

Friday 20, 1982:

Lebanese Civil War: A multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon.

Saturday 20, 1960:

Senegal breaks from the Mali federation, declaring independence.

Friday 20, 1926:

Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon H?s? Ky?kai (NHK) is established.

Monday 20, 1804:

Lewis and Clark Expedition: The "Corps of Discovery", exploring the Louisiana Purchase, suffers its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd dies, apparently from acute appendicitis.

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