20 August 917 Posted on August 20, 2014 by Staff The Battle of Acheloos takes place. Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria defeats a Byzantine army. Famous Words of Inspiration..."For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail." Benjamin Franklin — Click here for more from Benjamin Franklin Related posts: 27 August 1776 27 August 1776 1 August 1993 20 August 1988 4 October 1777 20 August 1988 22 July 1298 20 August 1988 27 June 1709 13 August 1937