Friday, November 20, 2009

TODAY IN HISTORY

NOVEMBER 20


1945:Surrounded by white-helmeted American military police, 20 Nazi leaders go on trial before an international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.

1975:
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dies after almost 40 years of authoritarian rule, sparking hopes for a new democracy in his country.

1977: The Chicago Bears’ Walter Payton rushes for 275 yards against the Minnesota Vikings, setting a single-game rushing record.

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