1. On November 20, 1861, Confederate forces under General Felix Zollicoffer clashed with Union troops at the Battle of Camp Wildcat in Rockcastle County. The Union forces won the battle, marking a significant early victory for the Union in the Civil War.

2. The Kentucky Horse Park, a world-renowned equestrian facility located in Lexington, officially opened on November 20, 1978. The park includes a museum, multiple arenas, and a wide range of horse-related exhibits and events.

3. On November 20, 1985, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state's public schools could not require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance if doing so violated their religious beliefs. The ruling was a landmark victory for religious freedom advocates.

4. Kentucky native and baseball legend Pee Wee Reese was born on November 20, 1918, in Ekron. Reese played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for many years and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

5. The Treaty of Fort Wayne, a significant agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes, was signed on November 20, 1809, in present-day Indiana. The treaty ceded a large amount of land in what is now Indiana and Ohio to the U.S. government, but was controversial among some Native American communities.