Today's selected anniversaries: 20th November 2024

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 Today's selected anniversaries: 20th November 2024

1739:

War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force arrived at the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main, capturing it the next day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Porto_Bello_%281739%29

1969:

A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation (graffiti pictured) of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Alcatraz

1979:

Armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_seizure

1994:

In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusaka_Protocol

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