Talk:December 20
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December 20: Eid ul-Adha in Islam (2007).
- 1803 - As part of the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans was transferred from France to the United States.
- 1860 - South Carolina seceded from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
- 1917 - The Cheka, the first Soviet secret police, was founded. Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (pictured) was appointed as its leader.
- 1995 - The NATO-led IFOR began peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1999 - Portugal transferred sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic of China.
Recent days: December 19 – December 18 – December 17
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[edit] DVD releases
There are at least two movies to be released on DVD on this day. One of them is Serenity. What else? I saw a commercial announcing another movie (on DVD and PSP), but I can’t remember what it was. —Frungi 23:03, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] sorry
Sorry for the last double edit, I accedently hit undo before hitting submit and had to do it again. --Anthonysenn 00:30, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mayan Calandar Starts Over??
Can this event which will occur in 2012 be added even though it has not happened yet? KyNephi
