Today in History: November 20, Nuremberg trials begin

In the modern day is Thursday Nov the th day of There are days left in the year Nowadays in history On Nov former Nazi representatives went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg Germany Almost a year later the International Military Tribune sentenced of the defendants to death seven received prison sentences ranging from years to life three were acquitted Also on this date In Francisco Madero led a revolt against Mexican President Porfirio D az marking the beginning of the decade-long Mexican Revolution Related Articles Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein situation files after fighting it for months McDonald s is losing its low-income customers Economists call it a symptom of the stark wealth divide ICE crackdown heightens hindrances for immigrant domestic violence casualties Quarterly profit slide at Target hints at a challenging holiday season for the retailer New hurdle in Comey scenario as Trump s Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process Britain s future queen Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey In Native American activists began an occupation of Alcatraz Island that would last months before they were forcibly removed by federal officials In the University of California Berkeley football company defeated Stanford University by scoring a touchdown on a lateral-filled kickoff return on the last play of the challenge despite the Stanford marching band entering the field of play thinking Stanford had already won In college football lore the bizarre finish is often referred to purely as The Play In fire seriously damaged Windsor Castle the favorite weekend home of Britain s Queen Elizabeth II In music producer Phil Spector was charged with murder in the shooting of actor Lana Clarkson at his California home After a first trial ended with a hung jury in Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in and sentenced to years to life he died in prison at age on Jan In current times s Birthdays Actor Estelle Parsons is Author Don DeLillo is Comedian Dick Smothers is Former President Joe Biden is Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is Musician Joe Walsh is Actor Bo Derek is Actor Ming-Na Wen is Rapper Michael Mike D Diamond Beastie Boys is Actor-comedian Joel McHale is Country singer Dierks Bentley is Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Dominique Dawes is Rapper Future is