Today in History

October 20

1728 - A huge fire destroys most of Copenhagen, Denmark.

1883 - Peru cedes territory to Chile with Peace of Ancor treaty.

1921 - Franco-Turkish agreement is signed at Ankara.

1945 - Arab League is formed.

1973 - Sydney Opera House in Australia is opened by Queen Elizabeth II. 1976 - Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince, killing 70 people

1980 - Greece rejoins Nato’s military wing.

1987- 14 people die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis airport.

1999 - Abdul Rahman Wahid wins the first free presidential election in Indonesia.

2011 - Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s dictator for 42 years, is killed in his hometown of Sirte.

2014 - The UAE Space Agency signs an agreement to build the first Arab Islamic probe to Mars.