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A bit of October 20th history…
1097 - 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade
1803 - US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
1864 - US President Lincoln formally establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday
1918 - In order to secure WWI armistice, Germany agrees to further concessions
1955 - Harry Belafonte records “Day-O” (Banana Boat Song)
1967 - Famous Bigfoot footage is filmed by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin in Northern California (pictured)
1975 - Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning
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