May 20

Monday 20, 2002:

East Timor becomes independent from Indonesian rule.

Friday 20, 1949:

In the United States of America, the AFSA (the predecessor of the NSA) is established.

Friday 20, 1927:

At 07:52 Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, touching down at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 22:22 the next day).

Monday 20, 1918:

For the third consecutive year on this date, the U.S. town of Codell, Kansas, is struck by a tornado.

Tuesday 20, 1862:

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law.

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