This Day in History
19 Nov 1302
Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree Unam sanctam
19 Nov 1367
League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV
19 Nov 1521
Battle at Milan Emperor Karel VspontificalSpanishGerman troops beat France & occupy Milan
19 Nov 1620
The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod & explores the coast
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Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad
The Soviet Red Army under General Georgi Zhukov launches Operation Uranus the great Soviet counteroffensive that turned the tide in the Battle of Stalingrad.On...
Sadat visits Israel
In an unprecedented move for an Arab leader Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat travels to Jerusalem to seek a permanent peace settlement with Israel after decad...
Pele scores 1,000th goal
Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1000th professional goal in a game against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiros Maracana stadium. It was a major mi...
Chaplain Charles Watters receives Medal of Honor
For action this date Chaplain (Major) Charles Watters of the 173rd Airborne Brigade is awarded the Medal of Honor. Chaplain Watters was serving with the 2nd B...
Cambodians appeal for help
Cambodians appeal to Saigon for help as communist forces move closer to Phnom Penh. Saigon officials revealed that in the previous week an eight-person Cambod...
Notre Dame and MSU play to a classic tie
On November 19 1966 in college football first-ranked Notre Dame and second-ranked Michigan State play to a 10-10 tie at Spartan Stadium. The Irish per coach...
James A. Garfield is born
On this day in 1831 future President James A. Garfield is born to an impoverished family near Cleveland Ohio. He weighed a whopping 10 pounds at birth was a ...
Shane author Jack Schaefer is born
Jack Schaefer the author of Shane one of the most popular westerns of all time is born in Cleveland Ohio.During the first half of his ...
Poet and critic Allen Tate is born
On this day in 1899 poet and critic Allen Tate is born in Winchester Kentucky.Tate attended Vanderbilt University where he helped found a well-regarded poetr...
An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson
Rumors had swirled around Michael Jackson since the first public allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor child were aired amidst a 1993 civil lawsuit that...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest debuts
On this day in 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest a film about a group of patients at a mental institution opens in theaters. Directed by Milos Form...
Thousands perish in St. Petersburg flood
On this day in 1824 a flood on the Neva River in Russia claims an estimated 10000 lives.Winter came early to Russia in 1824. The very cold weather caused bloc...
Patty Hearst out on bail
Patricia Campbell Hearst a granddaughter of the legendary publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst is released on bail pending the appeal of her conviction ...
Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting
For the first time in eight years the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States hold a summit conference. Meeting in Geneva President Ronald Reagan a...
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
On this day in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivers what will become one of the most famous speeches in American history at the dedication of the military ...
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