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**On Tuesday June 20, 1995 Zachary Allen Mower was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was born at 4:48 p.m. and was 20 ¾ inches long and weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces. The mother and father were Kristina Coffman and Allen Mower. The temperature was about 89 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a very sunny day with no precipitation. **

On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state in the United States. The same day Arthur Boreman was inaugurated as West Virginia’s first state governor. In April Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the admission into the Union.  On June 20, 1945, Shekhar Mehta was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He was the only 5-time winner of the Safari Rally. In 1971, 107 cars began the race and only 32 finished. The even covers land at all altitudes ranging from sea level to 10,000 feet.

On June 20, 1947, Bugsy Siegel, who brought organized crime to the west coast was shot and killed. He was shot at his house in Beverly Hills, California. Three shots were fired through his window and into his head, killing him instantly.

On June 20, 1963, The United States and the Soviet Union established a “hotline” communication system between the two nations. They did this to lessen the threat of an accidental nuclear war breaking out. They established this after the Missile Crisis in Cuba.

On June 20, 1967, Muhammed Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service Laws. He appeared for his induction into the U.S. Armed Forces, but refused to step forward three times when his name was called. The decision was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

On June 20, 1975, the movie "Jaws" opened in theaters. It was about a great white shark that terrorized a New England Resort. "Jaws" was produced by Richard Zanuck and David Brown, and it cost 12 million dollars.

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//** On June 20, 1977, oil began flowing down the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline to the ice-free port of Valdez, Alaska. The Trans-Alaskan Pipeline was the worlds largest privately funded construction project to that date. It cost 8 billion dollars and it took three years to build. **//



On June 20, 1979, there were solar-energy panels installed in the White House. The President, Jimmy Carter, and first lady, Rosalynn Carter, climbed onto the White House roof to celebrate. The system had 32 photovoltaic panels that generated enough energy to provide the entire White House with hot water.



On June 20, 1983, New York Yankee, Bobby Murcur, retired. He played for 17 seasons, between 1965-1983. He was born on May 20, 1946, and he died on July 12, 2008.

On June 20, 1987, William Smith captured the Junior Division of the Eastern Shore Go-Kart Classic. It was at a 3/4 mile cross-country course near Easton, Maryland. Smith won in his 50cc Yamaha Green Dragon.

On June 20, 1990, 50,000 people died due to a 7.6 earthquake in Iran. It afeected the cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan. 700 villages were destroyed and $7,000,000 in damage.

__**On June 20, 1995, a boy named Zach Mower was born in Hagerstown, Maryland.**__

On June 20, 1995, there was a Southern Baptist Church Convention, it was America's largest Protestant Denomination. It was founded largesly in defense of slavery. They approved resolution on racial reconciliation. They asked forgiveness form all African-Americans.

<span style="color: #67cc0f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">On June 20, 2002, a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed 111 workers. Poor safety regulations in China have long made mining there an extremely hazardous occupation. Most of these disasters are barely reported, even in the Chinese media, so little effort has been done to correct the problem.

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