This Day in History
19 Mar 1227
Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX
19 Mar 1279
A Mongolian victory at the naval Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China
19 Mar 1452
Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Nicholas V in Rome
19 Mar 1524
Giovanni de Varrazano a Florentine explorer in the service of King Francis I of France lands around area of Carolinas
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Nevada legalizes gambling
In an attempt to lift the state out of the hard times of the Great Depression the Nevada state legislature votes to legalize gambling.Located in the Great Basi...
First U.S. air combat mission begins
Eight Curtiss Jenny planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus New Mexico in the first combat air mission in U.S. history. The Fir...
Maverick auto exec John DeLorean dies
On this day in 2005 John DeLorean an innovative auto industry executive and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company dies at the age of 80 in New Jersey. In the...
War in Iraq begins
On this day in 2003 the United States along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to roc...
General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler
On this day the commander of the German Home Army Gen. Friedrich Fromm is shot by a firing squad for his part in the July plot to assassinate the Fuhrer. The...
Seoul agrees to send additional troops
The South Korean Assembly votes to send 20000 additional troops to Vietnam to join the 21000 Republic of Korea (ROK) forces already serving in the war zone. T...
National emergency declared in Cambodia
The National Assembly grants full power to Premier Lon Nol declares a state of emergency and suspends four articles of the constitution permitt...
Texas Western defeats Kentucky in NCAA finals
On March 19 1966 Texas Western College defeats the University of Kentucky in the NCAA mens college basketball final at Cole Field House in College Par...
Bush announces the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom
On this day in 2003 President George W. Bush addresses the nation via live television and announces that Operation Iraqi Freedom has begun. Bush authorized the...
Artist Charlie Russell born
Charles Marion Russell one of the greatest artists of the American West is born on this day in St. Louis Missouri.According to family lore Charlie Russell d...
Elvis Presley puts a down payment on Graceland
In the spring of 1957 Elvis Presley was completing his second Hollywood movie Loving You and his first movie soundtrack album. He had two studio albums and 4...
Balzac botches a publicity stunt
French writer Honore de Balzacs play Les Ressources de Quinola opens to an empty house thanks to a failed publicity stunt on this day in 1842. Hoping to...
First Academy Awards telecast on NBC
On this night in 1953 for the first time audiences are able to sit in their living rooms and watch as the movie worlds most prestigious honors the Ac...
Peruvian town wiped out
On this day in 1971 an earthquake sets off a series of calamitiesa landslide flood and avalanchethat results in the destruction of the town of...
Bodies found in Yosemite serial killer case
On this day in 1999 law enforcement officials discover the charred bodies of forty-two-year-old Carol Sund and sixteen-year-old Silvina Pelosso in the trunk of...
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