THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 20
November 20 in history
What happened on November 20: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1945 and 1961, each linked to the map that shows it.
The Nuremberg trials open. For the first time, aggressive war itself stands indicted before a court.
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— Hoyt v. Florida
20 Nov 1961 — The Supreme Court upholds Gwendolyn Hoyt’s conviction by an all-male Tampa jury, ruling that Florida may keep women off jury lists unless they volunteer, because woman is “still regarded as the center of home and family life.”
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