WillDekkard
02-19-2010, 06:16 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- February 19th
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* 197 – Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
* 1594 – Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.
* 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
* 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
* 1807 – In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason and confined to Fort Stoddert.
* 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III.
* 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas' annexation by the United States.
* 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
* 1852 – The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
* 1859 – Daniel E. Sickles, NY congressman, was acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This was the 1st time this defense was successfully used in the United States.
* 1861 – Serfdom is abolished in Russia.
* 1864 – Knights of Pythias are founded in Washington, D.C. by Justus H. Rathbone.
* 1878 – The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
* 1884 – The Enigma tornado outbreak occurs.
* 1937 – During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
* 1942 – World War II: nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin killing 243 people.
* 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066', allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
* 1943 – World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
* 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima – about 30,000 United States Marines land on Iwo Jima.
* 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
* 1953 – Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.
* 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus its independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
* 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique launches the reawakening of the Feminist Movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness-raising groups spread.
* 1972 – The Asama-Sansō hostage standoff begins in Japan.
* 1976 – Executive Order 9066 was rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417
* 1976 – The 1st Congress of the Communist Youth of Greece starts.
* 1978 – Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport, in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking situation, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
* 1985 – Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital.
* 1985 – Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.
* 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre, massacre of 80 Tamil farm workers by the Sri Lankan Army in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
* 1986 – The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for 10 of those years.
* 1999 – President Bill Clinton issues a posthumous pardon for U.S. Army Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper.
* 2001 – An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
* 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
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- February 19th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 197 – Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
* 1594 – Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.
* 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
* 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
* 1807 – In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason and confined to Fort Stoddert.
* 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III.
* 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas' annexation by the United States.
* 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
* 1852 – The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
* 1859 – Daniel E. Sickles, NY congressman, was acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This was the 1st time this defense was successfully used in the United States.
* 1861 – Serfdom is abolished in Russia.
* 1864 – Knights of Pythias are founded in Washington, D.C. by Justus H. Rathbone.
* 1878 – The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
* 1884 – The Enigma tornado outbreak occurs.
* 1937 – During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
* 1942 – World War II: nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin killing 243 people.
* 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066', allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
* 1943 – World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
* 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima – about 30,000 United States Marines land on Iwo Jima.
* 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
* 1953 – Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.
* 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus its independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
* 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique launches the reawakening of the Feminist Movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness-raising groups spread.
* 1972 – The Asama-Sansō hostage standoff begins in Japan.
* 1976 – Executive Order 9066 was rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417
* 1976 – The 1st Congress of the Communist Youth of Greece starts.
* 1978 – Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport, in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking situation, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
* 1985 – Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital.
* 1985 – Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.
* 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre, massacre of 80 Tamil farm workers by the Sri Lankan Army in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
* 1986 – The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for 10 of those years.
* 1999 – President Bill Clinton issues a posthumous pardon for U.S. Army Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper.
* 2001 – An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
* 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
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