Martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in New York City as he was autographing his new book in a department store in Harlem.
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is considered by some to be the first true composer of jazz music. Ferdinand's birthday was September 20th, 1885 and died of heart trouble and asthma on July 10th, 1941.
Leontine Turpeau Kelly
Leontine Kelly was consecrated the first black female bishop of the United States Methodist Church on this date of September 20th in 1984.
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby's first episode of "The Cosby Show" aired on this date in 1984. The series ran for 8 years and was frequently the most watched television show in America.
Summary
All 5 of the boxes besides this box are briefly important people that has done or something has been done to them on the date of September 20th of any year.Out of the 4 of the people, I feel as if Bill Cosby had the biggest impact on the date of September 20th because of his entertaing show, it kept kids, teens, and adults occupied with the show and maybe it made the people smile and get things of their mind.