Today in History : January 19
1523 : In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
1783 : William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1847 : New Mexico Governor Charles Bent is slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
1861 : Georgia secedes from the Union.
1902 : The magazine “L’Auto” announces the new Tour de France.
1915 : The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.
1923 : The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1931 : The Wickersham Committee issues a report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
1937 : Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1937 : In the Soviet Union, the People’s Commissars Council is formed under Molotov.
1945 : The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow, and Tarnow.
1947 : The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.
1949 : The Chiang Government moves the capital of China to Canton.
1950 : Communist Chinese leader Mao recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
1968 : Cambodia charges that the United States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
1981 : The United States and Iran sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
1983 : The New Catholic code expands women’s rights in the Church.
Born on January 19
1736 : James Watt, Scottish inventor.
1807 : Robert E. Lee, Confederate general during the American Civil War.
1809 : Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (“Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee.”)
1839 : Paul Cézanne, French post-Impressionist painter (Card Players, L’Oeuvre).
1919 : John H. Johnson, editor and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.
1523 : In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
1783 : William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1847 : New Mexico Governor Charles Bent is slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
1861 : Georgia secedes from the Union.
1902 : The magazine “L’Auto” announces the new Tour de France.
1915 : The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.
1923 : The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1931 : The Wickersham Committee issues a report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
1937 : Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1937 : In the Soviet Union, the People’s Commissars Council is formed under Molotov.
1945 : The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow, and Tarnow.
1947 : The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.
1949 : The Chiang Government moves the capital of China to Canton.
1950 : Communist Chinese leader Mao recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
1968 : Cambodia charges that the United States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
1981 : The United States and Iran sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
1983 : The New Catholic code expands women’s rights in the Church.
Born on January 19
1736 : James Watt, Scottish inventor.
1807 : Robert E. Lee, Confederate general during the American Civil War.
1809 : Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (“Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee.”)
1839 : Paul Cézanne, French post-Impressionist painter (Card Players, L’Oeuvre).
1919 : John H. Johnson, editor and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.
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