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Birthday April 19, 1877 Ole Evinrude, invented the outboard marine engine. |
History April 19, 1775 at Lexington Common - the shot 'heard round the world'. |
History April 19, 1775 The American Revolution begins |
History April 19, 1809 Jefferson sells servant to Madison |
History April 19, 1824 Lord Byron dies in Greece |
History April 19, 1852 California Historical Society founded. |
History April 19, 1861 First blood in the Civil War |
History April 19, 1861 Baltimoreans attack Union troops |
History April 19, 1874 Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire. |
History April 19, 1876 Wyatt Earp dropped from Wichita police force |
History April 19, 1892 Charles Duryea takes the 1st American-made auto out for a spin. |
History April 19, 1897 First Boston Marathon run |
History April 19, 1902 Earthquake rocks Guatemala |
History April 19, 1919 Discussion of Italian claims begins at Paris peace conference |
History April 19, 1939 Connecticut finally approves the Bill of Rights (only 148 years late) |
History April 19, 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising put down |
History April 19, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins |
History April 19, 1949 Soviet clowns lampoon U.S. foreign policy |
History April 19, 1964 Mario Andretti competes in first Indy car event |
History April 19, 1967 Air Force pilot cited for bravery |
History April 19, 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrate |
History April 19, 1975 The Captain and Tennille bring wedded bliss to the pop charts with their first hit record |
History April 19, 1989 Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City |
History April 19, 1993 Branch Davidian compound burns |
History April 19, 1995 Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City |
History April 19, 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding released |