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This Day in History: October 20
1528: Treaty of Gorinchem signed between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Duke Charles of Guilders
1536: King Christian III of Denmark & Norway leads reform in Catholic possessions
1714: George Ludwig von Hannover crowned as Britain’s King George I at Westminster Abbey
1877: Franz Schubert’s 2nd Symphony in B premieres in London, England by Crystal Palace Orchestra, conducted by Alfred Manns
1905: Russian Tsar Nicholas II allows the Poles to speak Polish to help quell the revolution in the Kingdom of Poland
1908: King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium
1935: Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BWAA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell is runner-up
2011: The former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters.
2018: President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms
2022: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her intention to resign after 44 days in office, making her term the shortest in the country’s history
Fun Facts
Al Pastor was made by Lebanese immigrants trying to recreate gyros with Hispanic ingredients.
The USS Barb during WWII was the first submarine ever to have rocket launchers.
The leftover waste from making wine can be made into a distilled liquor called Grappa.
In biology, lamb means a young sheep, however in the culinary world, lamb refers to the meat of sheep of any age.
Some historians believe the first bread was created as a way to store yeast and barley in one place in order to create beer.
Taylor Swift won more VMA’s in one year than Kanye has won in his entire career.
American Indians are, in fact, not from India.
The pool on the Titanic still has water in it.
There was a proposed amendment to ban anyone involved in duel from holding office.
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