What happend on 20th August

19.08
21.08
1882

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.

1833

Nat Turner leads his revolt against the Southern plantation owners of Southampton County, Virginia

1804

Lewis and Clark Expedition: The "Corps of Discovery", exploring the Louisiana Purchase, suffers its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd dies, apparently from acute appendicitis.

1794

Battle of Fallen Timbers