This Day in History

Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

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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