April 20, Interpol established

1871 – Civil Rights Act issued in the US.

1901 – First Women’s University established in Japan.

1925 – Airmail service begins between Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.

1929 – Establishment of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).

1936 – General strike is declared in Palestine.

1944 – French women gain the right to vote.

1960 – Brasilia announced Capital of Brazil.

Born Today:

1808 – Second Emperor of France and First President of the French Second Republic Napoleon III.

Passed away:

1918 – German physicist and Nobel-Laureate Karl Ferdinand Braun.

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