September 20 in history: • 1498 – A tsunami caused by the Meiō earthquake washed away the building housing the Great Buddha (pictured) at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Japan; the statue has since stood in the open air. → go there • 1906 – The ocean liner RMS Mauretania, the largest and fastest ship in the world at the time, was launched in Tyneside, England. → go there • 1944 – Second World War: Allied forces captured San Marino from the German Army. → go there • 1973 – Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, in an internationally televised tennis match dubbed the "Battle of the Sexes". → go there • 2011 – The United States military ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, consequently allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly. → go there Born 1869: George Robey Wiki link Born 1924: Hartini Wiki link Born 1971: Masashi Hamauzu Wiki link Died 2001: Victor Henry Anderson Wiki link Pictured: Great Buddha of Kamakura.