History for November 19

History for November 19 - On-This-Day.com:
James Garfield (U.S.) 1831, Indira Gandhi 1917, Alan Young 1919


Larry King 1933, Dick Cavett 1936, Ted Turner 1938


1863 - U.S. President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.


1928 - "Time" magazine presented its cover in color for the first time. The subject was Japanese Emperor Hirohito.


1942 - During World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front.


1959 - Ford Motor Co. announced it was ending the production of the unpopular Edsel.


1970 - Hafiz al-Assad seized power in Syria.


1998 - The impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Clinton began.


2002 - The U.S. government completed its takeover of security at 424 airports nationwide.


2007 - The Amazon Kindle was first released.