August 20

What happened on August 20 in history

3 events fall on August 20, from 1619 to 1968. 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 August 20

  1. 1619

    The first Africans arrive in Virginia

    A ship lands about twenty captives at Point Comfort.

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  2. 1940

    Trotsky is attacked

    He is struck with an ice axe in Mexico City and dies the next day.

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  3. 1968

    The Warsaw Pact invades Czechoslovakia

    Troops end the Prague Spring overnight.

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