Today's Date
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 233
• Week number: 34
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 06:49 am
• Sunset time: 08:24 pm
• Day length: 13h 35m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 97%
• Moon Age: 16.12 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
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Today in History
2002
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein seize the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin; after five hours they release their hostages and surrender.
1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval.
1998
US launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the Aug. 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
1994
Miracle, the Sacred White Buffalo, born on Heider Farm near Janesville, Wisc. The first white (not albino) buffalo born since 1933, she was a important religious symbol for many US and Canadian Indian tribes.
1993
Secret negotiations in Norway lead to agreement on the Oslo Peace Accords, an attempt to resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
1991
After an attempted coup in the Soviet Union, Estonia declares independence from the USSR.
1990
Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations to use them as human shields against air attacks by a US-led multinational coalition.
1986
Part-time mail carrier Patrick Sherrill shoots 20 fellow workers killing 14 at Edmond Okla., the first mass shooting by an individual in an office environment in the US. His actions give rise to the phrase “going postal,” for sudden violent outbursts.
1982
A multinational force including 800 US Marines lands in Beirut, Lebanon, to oversee Palestinian withdrawal during the Lebanese Civil War.
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