May 20 in History
1498
May 20, 1498:Vasco da Gama arrives in India as the first European to do so by sea.
1609
May 20, 1609:Thomas Thorpe publishes Shakespeare’s sonnets for the first time in London.
1900
May 20, 1900:The second edition of the modern summer Olympic Games begins in Paris.
1967
May 20, 1967:BBC bans “A Day in the Life”, a song by the Beatles, for making references to drugs.
1979
May 20, 1979:Elton John begins his tour of the USSR as the first star from the West.
1986
May 20, 1986:23-year-old Christy Fichtner wins the 35th edition of the Miss USA pageant.
2003
May 20, 2003:Tyra Banks’ “America’s Next Top Model” reality series airs its first episode on UPN.
2015
May 20, 2015:Comedian and talk show host David Letterman retires from his “Late Show with David Letterman”.
2018
May 20, 2018:BTS perform at the Billboard Music Awards, making them the first Korean performers in the history of the show.