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  • U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 1904
    The Wright brothers

    The First complete circle in history

    U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 1904

    On September 20, 1904, Wilbur flew the first complete circle in history by a manned heavier-than-air powered machine, covering 4,080 feet (1,244 m) in about a minute and a half.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1965
    Neil Armstrong

    Announcing the Crew assignments for Gemini 8

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1965

    The crew assignments for Gemini 8 were announced on September 20, 1965. Under the normal rotation system, the backup crew for one mission became the prime crew for the third mission after, but Slayton designated David Scott as the pilot of Gemini 8. Scott was the first member of the third group of astronauts, whose selection was announced on October 18, 1963, to receive a prime crew assignment.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1967
    Audrey Hepburn

    Two for the Road

    U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1967

    Hepburn appeared in Two for the Road, a non-linear and innovative British dramedy that traces the course of a couple's troubled marriage. Director Stanley Donen said that Hepburn was more free and happy than he had ever seen her, and he credited that to co-star Albert Finney.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1989
    Apple Inc.

    Macintosh Portable

    U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1989

    The Macintosh Portable is a portable computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1989 to October 1991.




  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1999
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock 'n' Sock Connection won back

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1999

    The Rock 'n' Sock Connection won back from Undertaker and Big Show on the September 20, 1999 episode of Raw is War.




  • United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Sep 20, 2001
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    Domestic Reactions

    United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Sep 20, 2001

    On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of the United States Congress regarding the events of September 11 and the subsequent nine days of rescue and recovery efforts, and described his intended response to the attacks. New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's highly visible role won him high praise in New York and nationally.




  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 2016
    MacOS

    MacOS 10.12 Sierra

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 2016

    In 2016, with the release of macOS 10.12 Sierra, the name was changed from OS X to macOS to streamline it with the branding of Apple's other primary operating systems: iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. macOS 10.12 Sierra's main features are the introduction of Siri to macOS, Optimized Storage, improvements to included applications, and greater integration with Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. The Apple File System (APFS) was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2016 as a replacement for HFS+, a highly criticized file system.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 1904
    The Wright brothers

    The First complete circle in history

    U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 1904

    On September 20, 1904, Wilbur flew the first complete circle in history by a manned heavier-than-air powered machine, covering 4,080 feet (1,244 m) in about a minute and a half.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1965
    Neil Armstrong

    Announcing the Crew assignments for Gemini 8

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1965

    The crew assignments for Gemini 8 were announced on September 20, 1965. Under the normal rotation system, the backup crew for one mission became the prime crew for the third mission after, but Slayton designated David Scott as the pilot of Gemini 8. Scott was the first member of the third group of astronauts, whose selection was announced on October 18, 1963, to receive a prime crew assignment.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1967
    Audrey Hepburn

    Two for the Road

    U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1967

    Hepburn appeared in Two for the Road, a non-linear and innovative British dramedy that traces the course of a couple's troubled marriage. Director Stanley Donen said that Hepburn was more free and happy than he had ever seen her, and he credited that to co-star Albert Finney.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1989
    Apple Inc.

    Macintosh Portable

    U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 20, 1989

    The Macintosh Portable is a portable computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1989 to October 1991.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1999
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock 'n' Sock Connection won back

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 20, 1999

    The Rock 'n' Sock Connection won back from Undertaker and Big Show on the September 20, 1999 episode of Raw is War.


  • United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Sep 20, 2001
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    Domestic Reactions

    United States Capitol, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Sep 20, 2001

    On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of the United States Congress regarding the events of September 11 and the subsequent nine days of rescue and recovery efforts, and described his intended response to the attacks. New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's highly visible role won him high praise in New York and nationally.


  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 2016
    MacOS

    MacOS 10.12 Sierra

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 20, 2016

    In 2016, with the release of macOS 10.12 Sierra, the name was changed from OS X to macOS to streamline it with the branding of Apple's other primary operating systems: iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. macOS 10.12 Sierra's main features are the introduction of Siri to macOS, Optimized Storage, improvements to included applications, and greater integration with Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. The Apple File System (APFS) was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2016 as a replacement for HFS+, a highly criticized file system.


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