On this day
April 20
1534. Jacques Cartier begins his voyage, in which he will discover Canada and Labrador.
1657. Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
1861. American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
1918. Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day.
1945. World War II: US troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
1945. Mayor of Leipzig, Germany, killed himself along with his wife and daughter.
1964. BBC Two launches with the power cut because of a fire at Battersea Power Station.
1972. Apollo 16 lands on the moon.
1998 A Boeing 727-200 chartered by Air France crashes into Cerro El Cable mountain after takeoff from Bogotá, Colombia, killing 53.
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