100% verified The same day, three eras.
20 August
Contemporary era
1977
Launch of Voyager 2
On 20 August 1977, the Voyager 2 probe was launched toward the giant planets.
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Contemporary era
1968
End of the Prague Spring
On 20 August 1968, Warsaw Pact tanks invaded Czechoslovakia.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1741
Bering reaches Alaska
On 20 August 1741, the explorer Vitus Bering reached the coast of Alaska.
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