April 19th-This Day In History

April 19 is the 109th day of the year There are 256 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56

+ 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.

+ 1927 – Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.

+ 1956 – Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.

+ 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders.

+ 1987 – The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with Good Night.

+ 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, USA, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of 6.

( Births )

 

+ 1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (d. 2002)

+ 1936 – Jack Pardee, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

+ 1962 – Al Unser Jr., American race car driver

+ 1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress and activist

+ 1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress


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