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May 20

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1799CE

Birth

Honoré de Balzac Born

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright whose masterwork, 'La Comédie Humaine,' depicts French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in Western literature.

1873CE

Invention

Blue jeans patented

Businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for their design of copper-riveted work pants, creating the first blue jeans.

1932CE

Exploration

Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight

Aviator Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland, beginning the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight by a woman.

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