June 20: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 451Rome and its allies halted the advance of Attila, ruler of the Huns, at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.
2. 1652Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha was appointed Ottoman grand vizier during Mehmed IV's reign.
3. 1789Representatives of France's Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disperse until a constitution was written.
4. 1837The young Victoria ascended the British throne after King William IV's death.
5. 2003The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation was established to support the free encyclopedia Wikipedia.

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