Boy Meets World star Rider Strong married actress Alexandra Barreto in Oregon
The '90s teen heartthrob from the beloved sitcom married his longtime girlfriend in an intimate ceremony. Strong, who played Shawn Hunter, had been da...
May 20 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
2013
2012
A Japanese man married a virtual reality character in a legally non-binding ceremony
Sal9000 married Nene Anegasaki, a character from the dating simulator game 'Love Plus,' in a ceremony attended by friends and conducted by a priest. W...
2002
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century
After 450 years of Portuguese colonization followed by 24 years of Indonesian occupation, East Timor (Timor-Leste) finally achieved independence. The...
1990
The Hubble Space Telescope transmitted its first photograph back to Earth
Just over a month after launch, Hubble sent back its first image of a binary star system. Scientists soon discovered the telescope had a flawed mirror...
1983
The first issue of Science magazine published a peer-reviewed study on the disease later named AIDS
Luc Montagnier's team published their discovery of a retrovirus they believed caused the mysterious immune deficiency disease. This crucial research h...
1970
A Soviet cruise missile accidentally shot down a friendly passenger plane, killing all aboard
During a training exercise, a missile went off course and struck a civilian airliner, killing all passengers and crew. The incident was kept secret fo...
1964
The U.S. Senate gallery was opened to Black citizens for the first time in history
Before this date, Black Americans were relegated to a separate, segregated section. This change came as part of the broader Civil Rights movement, jus...
1956
The United States conducted its first airborne hydrogen bomb test over Bikini Atoll
A B-52 bomber dropped a thermonuclear bomb that exploded with a yield of 15 megatons, about 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb. The tes...
1939
Regular transatlantic airmail service began between the United States and Europe
Pan American Airways' Yankee Clipper flying boat carried 1,804 pounds of mail from New York to Marseille, France. Letters cost 30 cents per half-ounce...
1932
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
MajorExactly five years after Lindbergh's flight, Earhart took off from Newfoundland and landed in Northern Ireland 15 hours later. She intended to land in...
1927
Charles Lindbergh took off from New York on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
MajorAt 7:52 AM, Lindbergh departed Roosevelt Field in the Spirit of St. Louis for Paris, carrying four sandwiches and 450 gallons of fuel. The 33.5-hour j...
1902
Cuba gained independence from the United States, ending three years of military occupation
MajorThe Republic of Cuba was officially established as the U.S. military government handed over control to the first Cuban president, Tomás Estrada Palma....
1899
Jacob German became the first person ever arrested for speeding in an automobile
German was arrested in New York City for the reckless speed of 12 mph in a 2-ton electric car. The officer had to chase him down on a bicycle, making...
1873
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets
The patent for 'improvement in fastening pocket-openings' revolutionized workwear and created one of the most iconic garments in history. The copper r...