Nov 20...1934 - Lillian Hellmans Childrens Hour premieres in NYC Nov 20...1959 - UN adopts Universal Declaration of Childrens Rights Nov 20...1986 - Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees Nov 20...1998 - A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden a man without a sin in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Nov 20...2003 - After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate. Nov 21....164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. Nov 21...1974 - Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over Pres Fords veto Nov 21... 1979 - Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack US embassy, 1 dies Nov 23rd - 60 Ethiopia government officials executed Nov 23rd - Pink Floyds The Wall released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks Dec 2nd - Crowds attack US embassy at Tripoli Libya Dec 13th - Oklahoma! opens at Palace Theater NYC for 301 performances historyorb/events/november/20
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