This Day In History: November 20

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Watch what happened on November 20 throughout history in this This Day in History video. On November 20, 1947, Princess Elizabeth of England married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who was once prince of Greece and Denmark. On November 20, 1962, President John F. Kennedy removed a month long naval blockade of Cuba. This ended the Cuban Missile Crisis. On November 20, 2003, singer Michael Jackson was arrested on charges of child molestation. Jackson was later acquitted of the charges. Lastly, on November 20, 1945, Nazi officials were put on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. This was the first time where military leaders had to answer to the actions. The trials led to twenty-two indictments, mostly for crimes against humanity.


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