On this day: November 20

POSTED: 09:19 AM PST Nov 19, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 19, 2012 

The Nuremberg Trials begin, Princess Elizabeth gets married, "Terms of Endearment" premieres in New York City, Windows 1.0 is released, and Michael Jackson is arrested, all on this day.

OTD November 20 - Bill of Rights
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1789: New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights. On Dec. 15, 1791, ten of these proposals would become the First through 10th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution when they are ratified by the Virginia legislature.

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