November 20

Sunday 20, 1983:

An estimated 100 million people watch the controversial made-for-television movie The Day After, depicting the start of a nuclear war.

Wednesday 20, 1968:

Vietnam War: Eleven men comprising a Long Range Patrol team from F Company, 58th Infantry, 101st_Airborne are surrounded and nearly wiped out by North_Vietnamese_Army regulars from the 4th and 5th Regiment. The seven wounded survivors and their fallen brothers are rescued after several hours by an impromptu force made of other men from their unit.

Thursday 20, 1947:

The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.

Sunday 20, 1910:

Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero denounces President Porfirio Díaz, declares himself president, and calls for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico.

Friday 20, 1468:

Joanot Martorell's book Tirant lo Blanc is published for the first time.