1925 Violence or lawlessness in variety make no sense whatsoever in the United StatesRobert F. Kennedy, one of the most enduring icons from American politics in the 1960s, is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.

1947“The whole world joins Britain in wishing two young people long life prosperity and happiness as they embark on their new life.”

Britain’s Princess Elizabeth, future Queen of Elizabeth II, marries Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in London’s Westminster Abbey.

1975After nearly 4 decades of absolute rule, Spain’s dictator General Francisco Franco dies in Madrid two weeks before his 83rd birthday.

1910Revolution breaks out in Mexico as Francisco Madero leads a revolt that sparks a wave of a people lasting the rest of the decade.

And 1966 In New York, the musical Cabaret, set in 1930s Berlin before the Nazis’ rise to power, opens on Broadway.

Today in History, November 20th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.