
The father-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, Philip Schuyler, was born on November 20, 1733 in Albany, New York. Image of American Major General Philip Schuyler via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

On November 20, 1943 Navy F6F fighter planes from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown were assigned to cover US forces landing on the Gilbert Islands. In this remarkable photograph a pilot awaits the takeoff signal as his Hellcat is ringed by condensation. Image from USNHHC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

The first newspaper in Arkansas, The Arkansas Gazette, was founded on November 20, 1819 at Arkansas Post. Image via Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright, public domain in the US.

American astronomer Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. Quote: “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” Image: Hubble’s ID card in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, c. 1918 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Albert Scott Crossfield in the cockpit of a Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket just after he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound on November 20, 1953. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

A map of New Jersey from the 1780s. On November 20, 1789 New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

A photograph of Linda Ronstadt taken on November 20, 1976. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Robert F. Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Image of Robert, second from left, while attending the V-12 Naval Training Program at Bates College in Maine. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

White House turkey 11/20/1920 via LOC, no known restrictions


