November 20

Today in History
• 1272 - Edward I proclaimed King of England
• 1431 - First meeting of Order of the Golden Fleece
• 1521 - Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
• 1637 - Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
• 1789 - New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
• 1866 - First national convention of Grand Army of Republic
• 1888 - Willard Bundy patents timecard clock
• 1914 - US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Africa Industrialization Day
• Future Teachers of America Day
• Name Your PC Day
• National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
• National Sovereignty Day
• Odd Socks Day
• Revolution Day (Mexico)
• Universal Children’s Day

Birthdays
• 270 - Maximinus II, Emperor of the Roman Empire (308-313)
• 1602 - Otto von Guericke, inventor, air pump
• 1620 - Peregrine White, First English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• 1726 - Oliver Wolcott, Ct-Gov, signed Declaration of Independence
• 1761 - Pius VIII, Francesco S Castiglioni, Italy, 253rd Pope, 1829-30
• 1830 - Patrick Henry Jones, Irish-American lawyer, Postmaster of New York City
• 1838 - William Painter, American inventor (crown cork bottle cap and opener)
• 1841 - Wilfrid Laurier, L, 7th Canadian PM, 1896-1911