20 November 1959 Posted on November 19, 2022 by Staff The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Failure is blindness to the strategic element in events; success is readiness for instant action when the opportune moment arrives." Newell D. Hillis — Click here for more from Newell D. Hillis Related posts: 20 November 1959 13 September 2007 12 June 1776 4 July 1776 29 January 1959 13 December 1959 20 November 1962 28 April 1952 16 November 1945 12 December 2015