Puerto Rico
Today in History: September 20
Today in History: September 20; In 1519 Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the globe; In 1967 Queen Elizabeth II christained a ship named after her; In 1962 the governor of Mississippi successfully blocked a black student from enrolling at the University of Mississippi; In 1973 Billie Jean King successfully defeated her male counterpart, Bobby Riggs, in a “Battle Of The Sexes” tennis match; and in 2017 Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico and caused massive, massive devastation.