Edition No. 48 · GlobalEst. 2026
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This Day in History

This Day in History: September 20

Test your knowledge of significant global events that occurred on September 20 throughout history.

Date: 2026-09-20

1. On September 20, 1519, which explorer set sail from Spain on an expedition that would eventually lead to the first circumnavigation of the globe?

2. In 1932, Mahatma Gandhi began a historic hunger strike in Yerwada Jail to protest the treatment of which group in India?

3. On September 20, 1870, the forces of the Kingdom of Italy captured which city, effectively ending the temporal power of the Pope?

4. Which major international organization held its first meeting of the General Assembly on January 10, 1946, but saw significant developments in its structure on September 20, 1948, following the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte?

5. On September 20, 1973, which famous tennis match, often called the 'Battle of the Sexes,' saw Billie Jean King defeat Bobby Riggs?