April 20
What happened on April 20 in history
3 events fall on April 20, from 1653 to 2010. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on April 20
1653
Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament
He tells the members to go, and in the name of God, go.
1902
The Curies isolate radium chloride
Years of processing pitchblende yield a decigram of a new element's salt.
2010
The Deepwater Horizon explosion
Eleven die and the worst marine oil spill in history begins in the Gulf of Mexico.