On This Day — September 20
Notable events, births, and deaths from history on this date. Data from Wikimedia.
The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
2000
South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
1990
USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people.
1989