📅 April 20 · Vädersolstavlan, Battle of Abensberg, Ludlow Massacre, South Ossetian…
April 20 in history: • 1535 – Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan, the oldest coloured depiction of the city. → go there • 1809 – War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg. → go there • 1914 – A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre. → go there • 1922 – The Soviet government created the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR. → go there • 1939 – Billie Holiday (pictured) recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement. → go there • 2021 – Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by a Minnesota court. → go there Died 689: Cædwalla Wiki link Born 1826: Dinah Craik Wiki link Born 1916: Yoko Matsuoka Wiki link Died 1969: Vjekoslav Luburić Wiki link Pictured: Billie Holiday.