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20 August

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1977

Launch of Voyager 2

On 20 August 1977, the Voyager 2 probe was launched toward the giant planets.

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1968

End of the Prague Spring

On 20 August 1968, Warsaw Pact tanks invaded Czechoslovakia.

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1741

Bering reaches Alaska

On 20 August 1741, the explorer Vitus Bering reached the coast of Alaska.

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