What do Marie Curie and Danica Patrick have in common? Both share an important anniversary on April 20th.
- 1657 – Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
- 1861 – Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
- 1871 – The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law.
- 1902 – Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
- 1918 – Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims. These are his final victories before his death the following day.
- 1926 – Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film.
- 1946 – The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
- 1951– Dan Gavriliu performs the first surgical replacement of a human organ.
- 1961 – Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
- 2008 – Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
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