June 20 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 20
In the headlines today:

1991	The national capital of Germany is moved from Bonn back to Berlin.
1963	The US and Russia agree to install a hotline -- a phone system to be used in case of emergency -- at the height of the Cold War.
1959	Former heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Patterson regains his title with a knockout victory over Sweden's Ingemar Johanson.
1948	New York columnist Ed Sullivan begins his TV career as host of "Toast of the Town" on CBS.
1947	Alleged mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is found shot to death at the home of his girlfriend in Beverly Hills, California.
1893	Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother.
1863	West Virginia becomes the 35th state of the US.
1837	Queen Victoria becomes ruler of Britain, following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1782	Congress approves The Great Seal of the United States, as designed by William Barton.
1632	Lord Baltimore receives a charter to found the Maryland colony.