December 19
Today in America's Present Past
1675 | Indian Wars: The Great Narragansett Swamp Fight.
1714 | Educator John Winthrop was born.
1732 | Benjamin Franklin published “Poor Richard’s Almanack.”
1753 | Philosopher John Taylor was born.
1776 | Thomas Paine publishes his essay “American Crisis.”
1777 | War of Independence: General Washington quarters his army in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
1814 | Politician Edward Stanton was born.
1820 | Activist Mary Ashton Livermore was born.
1846 | Inventor Ambrose Swasey was born.
1849 | Entrepreneur Henry Clay Frick was born.
1861 | Civil War: The Battle of Black Water, Virginia.
1875 | Historian Carter G. Woodson was born.
1878 |.Poet Bayard Taylor died.
1918 | The New York Globe began publishing Robert Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” column.
1933 | POTUS: Democrat President Roosevelt created the Electric Home & Farm Authority (EHFA).
1941 | POTUS: Democrat President Roosevelt created The Office of Censorship to control info pertaining to WW II.
1946 | Actor Robert Urich was born.
1958 | POTUS: The first radio broadcast from space is sent by Republican President Eisenhower as a Christmas message “to all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere.”
1961 | Football pro Reggie White was born.
1971 | Film: “A Clockwork Orange” debuted.
1972 | Actress and activist Alyssa Milano was born.
1974 | Film: “The Man with the Golden Gun” debuted.
1974 | POTUS: Nelson Rockefeller was sworn in as Vice President.
1979 | Film: “Kramer vs Kramer” debuted.
1980 | Film: “Raging Bull” debuted.
1980 | Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was born.
1986 | Film: “Platoon” debuted.
1998 | Congress: The House voted to impeach President Clinton.
2000 | Politician John Lindsay died.
2008 | Activist James Bevel died.
2012 | Lawyer and judge Robert Bork died.