March 20 in History

• 1815

  March 20, 1815:

  Napoleon arrives in Paris, beginning the famous Hundred Days during which he would try to regain power as the Emperor of France.

• 1852

  March 20, 1852:

  “Uncle Tom's Cabin”, the anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published.

• 1952

  March 20, 1952:

  The musical comedy film, “An American in Paris” wins six awards at the 24th Academy Awards ceremony.

• 1967

  March 20, 1967:

  The Supremes release the song, “The Happening”.

• 1969

  March 20, 1969:

  Co-leader of The Beatles, John Lennon marries Japanese-born artist and musician Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.

• 1987

  March 20, 1987:

  The US Food and Drug Administration approves azidothymidine (AZT) as the first drug to be used in treating AIDS.

• 1990

  March 20, 1990:

  Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her back when an 18-wheeler rear-ends her tour bus.

• 1991

  March 20, 1991:

  Michael Jackson signs a recording deal worth $65 million with Sony.

• 1999

  March 20, 1999:

  Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard become the first aviators to make a nonstop circumnavigation of the earth by balloon.

• 2020

  March 20, 2020:

  Country music star Kenny Rogers dies of natural causes while under hospice care.