Today in history: Handover of Macau, US invasion of Panama, and more

 | Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 09:02 AM IST

Here's what happened today in history

1942

World War II: Japanese air force bombs Calcutta, India

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1971

'Doctors Without Borders' is instituted in Paris

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1989

US invades Panama & ousts dictator Manuel Noriega

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1995

NATO begins peacekeeping operations in Bosnia

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1999

Portugal hands Macau back to China

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