Today in History: Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, married Prince Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey

The following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 20:

1917 – A British force including 324 tanks struck at the German lines at Cambrai, the first big battle to involve tanks. The British made no gains and lost 43,000 casualties.

1925 – Queen Alexandra, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and widow of King Edward VII of Britain, died.

1928 – Hungary signs up with Axis powers.

1945 – Twenty-four German World War Two leaders went on trial for war crimes in Nuremberg.

1947 – Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, married Prince Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey.

1975 – General Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain since the end of the Civil War, died.

1986 - World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS.

1992 – Fire swept through British Queen Elizabeth’s residence at Windsor Castle, extensively damaging its ancient fabric.

1995 – Polish President Lech Walesa, seeking a second term, was defeated by ex-Communist Aleksander Kwasniewski.

1998 – Russia launched the first module of the $60 billion International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

2000 – Embattled Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori formally submitted his resignation.

2015 – Hostage siege in a luxury hotel in Bamako, Mali leaves 20 dead, ends as commandos storm the building and free 170 hostages.

(Reuters)