Today's Holidays in September 20

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Erev Yom Kippur ערב יום כיפור holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2011 — The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time. ↗
• 2008 — A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others. ↗
• 2007 — Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena, Louisiana, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a... ↗
• 2003 — Maldives civil unrest: The death of prisoner sparks a day of rioting in Malé. ↗
• 2001 — In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror". ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1996 — Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
• 1995 — Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
• 1993 — Julian Draxler, German footballer
• 1992 — Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
• 1991 — Isaac Cofie, Ghanaian footballer