Today in History
What happened on the 19th of March in history?
Change Date:
- 1822
Boston - Mass incorporated
- 1859
Faust by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris
- 1895
LA Railway established
- 1917
US Supreme Court upheld 8 hour work day for RR
- 1918
Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight time
- 1920
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time
- 1928
Amos & Andy debuts on radio
- 1931
Nevada legalized gambling
- 1942
FDR orders men between 45 & 64 register for non military duty
- 1945
800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
- 1949
1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy - Oak Ridge - Tn
- 1951
Herman Wouk's Caine Mutiny published
- 1953
Academy Awards ceremony (1st telecast)
- 1954
1st rocket-driven sled on rails tested - Alamogordo - NM
- 1974
Anne Klien dies at 50
- 1976
Buckingham Palace announces separation of Princess Margaret
- 1979
House of Reps begin day-to-day TV broadcasts
- 1981
2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
- 1984
Kate & Allie premiers
- 1987
PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns