On this day, May 20

Pins on May 20 going back to 1927: 26.

In 1,947: The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego Settles Trash Fee Suit, Agrees to End Balboa Park Paid Parking
City Administration Building, 202 C Street, Core–Columbia, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92101, United StatesCity of San Diego
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Stated as firm: Times of San Diego^[2] (May 20, 2026) reports the settlement announced at that day's press conference, and KPBS^[3][4] writes of "The decision behind closed doors on May 20".
To end a Superior Court trial and a Lincoln Club repeal initiative, the city agreed to cut the standard trash fee to $38.75 from July 2027 and to end paid parking in Balboa Park by January 2027.

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2025

Fashion09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk
Chanel's 2024 Revenue Falls 4.3% Amid China Slowdown
31, Rue Cambon, Quartier Vendôme, Paris 1er Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 75001, FranceChanel
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The press release is datelined "London, 20 May 2025" and gives no release time, so the pin is all-day for that date.^[1]
Chanel reported 2024 revenues of $18.7 billion, down 4.3%, and operating profit down 30% to $4.5 billion, even as it made record capital investments of $1.76 billion in boutiques and client experience.
Fashion09/25/2026@RetailDesk
Nordstrom Goes Private as Take-Private Merger Closes
1617, 6th Avenue, Central Business District, Belltown, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98101, United StatesNordstrom
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The 8-K states "On May 20, 2025 ... Acquisition Sub merged with and into the Company" and that Nordstrom "filed the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington, pursuant to which the Merger became effective" that same day; no time is given.^[1]
Nordstrom's take-private merger with the Nordstrom family and El Puerto de Liverpool became effective, ending 36 years as a New York Stock Exchange-listed company as shareholders received $24.25 a share in cash and the retailer returned to family control.
$6.3B
Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk
Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States Department of Defense
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The BBC^[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.
In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.
AI10/24/2026@AIDesk
Veo 3 Released
Googleplex, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, United StatesGoogle
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Google's Flow post is dated 20 May 2025 and says Ultra subscribers get 'early access to Veo 3 with native audio generation'; TechCrunch^[5] and TechRadar^[6], both stamped 20 May 2025, say Veo 3 was announced 'Tuesday' at Google I/O 2025 and 'is live today' in the US.
Google DeepMind releases Veo 3 at Google I/O 2025, the first Veo model to generate synchronized dialogue, sound effects and ambient noise with the picture, available to AI Ultra subscribers in the US through the Gemini app and the new Flow tool.

2022

Property10/10/2026@BuildDesk
Renaissance Row — Baltimore affordable housing
4301 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215Pennrose / project partners
Starts 05/20/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.4 years ago
Confirmed announced milestone: Grand-opening announcement published May 20, 2022. The date records the stated ceremony or dated announcement; it does not imply current apartment availability.^[1]
84 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in Park Heights. The opening announcement specifies eight homes at 30% AMI and 76 at 60% AMI. Grand-opening announcement published May 20, 2022. Published rents: 1 bedroom $900, 2 bedrooms $1,100, 3 bedrooms $1,300.
Energy10/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Palisades Shuts Down for Decommissioning
Palisades Nuclear Plant, Covert Township, Michigan, United States
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The source^[1] explicitly dates this event.
Entergy ends Palisades power operation; the reactor was later transferred to Holtec for decommissioning.
Automotive10/26/2026@MotorDesk
Nissan Launches the Sakura Kei EV in Japan From JPY 2,333,100 With 180 km of Range
Nissan Global Headquarters, 1-1 Takashima 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, JapanNissan
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InsideEVs^[1]' report, dated 20 May 2022, says the production Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV launched in Japan with that announcement, and Wikipedia^[2] states the Sakura 'was introduced on 20 May 2022'.
Nissan introduced the Sakura, its first battery-electric kei car, in Japan on 20 May 2022: a 20 kWh pack, 180 km WLTC range, a 47 kW and 195 N-m motor and a starting price of 2,333,100 yen before subsidies.
≈$15.6K

2021

Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Rauw Alejandro — "Todo de Ti" (PROMUSICAE Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end) #1 2021)
SpainRauw Alejandro
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Release date and chart position verified against PROMUSICAE^[1] Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end).
Rauw Alejandro achieved the #1 music ranking of 2021 on Spain's PROMUSICAE Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end). Todo de Ti by Rauw Alejandro ranked number 1 on PROMUSICAE's official Top 100 Canciones annual list for 2021.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Rauw Alejandro — "Todo de Ti" (Spotify Colombia most-streamed songs of 2021 (through 1 December 2021) #3 2021)
ColombiaRauw Alejandro
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Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify Colombia most-streamed songs of 2021 (through 1 December 2021) (Spotify).^[1]
Rauw Alejandro achieved the #3 music ranking of 2021 on Colombia's Spotify Colombia most-streamed songs of 2021 (through 1 December 2021). Rauw Alejandro's Todo de Ti was third on the Spotify Colombia 2021 ranking Vanguardia published on 1 December 2021 (year to that date).