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1794 – Northwest Indian War: United States troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. 1852 – Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
Ethel Smyth (1858–1944) was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas. Smyth's extensive body of work includes the Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra, and the Mass in D.
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Observances. August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 133 days remaining until the end of the year. Events. Up to 1900. 14 – Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the deceased emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances.
August 20. Indian Akshay Urja Day (India) Restoration of Independence Day (Estonia) Revolution of the King and People (Morocco) Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary) World Mosquito Day; August 21. Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines) Youth Day/King Mohammed VI's Birthday (Morocco) August 22. Feast of the Coronation of Mary; Flag Day (Russia) Madras Day ...
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Two decades of free knowledge. On 15 January 2021, Wikipedia celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding in 2001. The English edition has grown to include more than 6 million articles—all written collaboratively by volunteers—and reached its billionth edit on 13 January 2021.
