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September 20
What happened on this day
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First Cannes Film Festival
80 years ago
The festival opens at the town's old casino in 1946, a year after the war, and grows into the most prestigious event in cinema.
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell repealed
15 years ago
The US military's ban on openly gay and lesbian service ends in 2011, eighteen years after the policy replaced an outright prohibition.
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Battle of the Sexes
53 years ago
Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets at the Houston Astrodome in 1973, a watershed moment in women's tennis.
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