June 20^th in history

Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:

Howlin' Wolf: Biography of the Day

Howlin' Wolf

"I'm the wolf that howls, trying to be satisfied."

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer and composer Howlin' Wolf, one of the principal exponents of the urban blues style of Chicago and noted for his brooding lyrics and his earthy, aggressive stage presence, was born this day in 1910.

 

Casket Letters found: 20 June 1567 - This Day in History

The Casket Letters—which directly implicated Mary, Queen of Scots, in a plot with James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell, to murder Mary's husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley—were said to have been discovered this day in 1567.

More Events on this day:

1992: A new constitution went into effect in Paraguay, signaling the end of military rule established in the 1950s by Alfredo Stroessner.

1940: A new government was announced in Latvia following the Soviet Red Army's invasion of the country.

1928: American jazz musician Eric Dolphy was born in Los Angeles.

1905: American playwright and screenwriter Lillian Hellman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1887: German Dada artist and poet Kurt Schwitters was born in Hannover.