August 20Bus on the O-Bahn Busway1710 War of the Spanish Succession: A Spanish Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay was soundly defeated by a multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg.1920 The American Professional Football Association, a predecessor of the National Football League, was founded.1988 Fires in the United States' Yellowstone National Park ravaged more than 150,000 acres (610km2) on the single worst day of the conflagration.1989 The final stage of the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, South Australia, was finished, completing at the time the world's longest and fastest guided busway, with buses (example pictured) travelling 12km (7.5mi) at speeds of up to 100km/h (62mph).2018 Silent Sam, a Confederate monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was toppled by protestors.George Tucker (b.1775)Ron Paul (b.1935)Mika Yamamoto (d.2012)B.K.S. Iyengar (d.2014)More anniversaries: August 19August 20August 21ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout