Josephine Doolittle
Mrs. James H. Doolittle, wife of the leader of the air raid on Japan, looks over a tablecloth on which are the autographs of persons who have been dinner guests of the Doolittles. The guests write their names in pencil and later Mrs. Doolittle outlines the names with black thread. She unpacked the cloth upon moving into a Washington apartment on May 20, 1942. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry)
Aaron
Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron hits his 12th home run of the season during sixth inning action of game with the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Ca., May 20, 1959. Giants catcher is Bob Schmidt (8). (AP Photo)
Civil Rights Integration 1963
Greensboro, N.C. police form a blockade in front of a movie theatre while awaiting transportation for blacks charged in demonstration, May 20, 1963. The crowd was estimated at 1,000. (AP Photo)
GRAND PRIX
Finnish driver Keke Rosberg in action on his Saudia-Williams Honda at the French Grand Prix, May 20, 1984, at the Dijon-Prenois track. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Charles Lindbergh
Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh stands in front of his plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" in New York in before his historic solo flight to Paris, May 20, 1927. (AP Photo)
Movie animals
Margie, cast member for the MGM film "Zebra in the Kitchen", is checked for health in Hollywood on May 20, 1965. The film stars Jay North of ?Dennis the Menace? fame, plus Martin Milner and Andy Devine. (AP Photo)
Louis Zamperini, Leo Girard
Louis Zamperini of he University of Southern California, breaks the tape and record with a time of 4:16.3 to win the mile run in the Pacific Coast Conference Track and Field meet held at the University of Washington Stadium, May 20, 1939. Leo Girard, of Stanford, left, was second and Cole, of California, second from left, was third. (AP Photo/Paul Wagner)
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On May 20, 1956: The United States exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.