August 20 is the 232nd day of the year; as well as Boomtime, Bureaucracy 13, 3184 YOLD to discordians.
At least 16 artists or groups have produced albums named simply 20 or Twenty. C'mon, folks we need 4 more.
Something/Someone Old
World History
On August 20, 1000, The Hungarian state was founded by Saint Stephen,
On August 20, 1083, The first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen, was canonized
On August 20, 1926, Japan's public broadcasting company was established
On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky was fatally wounded
On August 20, 1993, The Oslo Accords were signed
More than a thousand people gathered in downtown Tucson at twilight to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, the largest outpouring in Arizona of support for Standing Rock (so far). And we didn't forget the fights for Oak Flat and Rio Yaqui, which are ongoing.
Yes, we stand with indigenous people!
The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System transgender clinic opens its doors today. That VA hospital will become the fourth in the nation to offer special clinic hours for transgender patients.
The Tucson treatment team will be headed by Dr. Sonia Perez-Padilla, who says the Tucson hospital is now recognized by the VA as a "national center of excellence for transgender care."
Local VA officials say the population of transgender veterans in Tucson has grown from 50 to 130 in the past five years.
The Department of Veterans Affairs ordered all its medical facility to take better care of transgender veterans beginning in 2011.
Before that, discrimination was not uncommon.
--Dr. Perez-Padilla
