On This Day in History July 19, 2018

Historical Events 1595  Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz 1843  The steamship SS Great Britain is launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world 1848  1st US women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls NY, organised by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott 1866  Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment to the US constitution, guaranteeing civil rights 1913  Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 1941  British PM Winston Churchill launches his "V for Victory" campaign More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Ilie Năstase 72nd Birthday Lizzie Borden (1860 - 1927) Samuel Colt (1814 - 1862) Sofia Muratova (1929 - 2006) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Agustín de Iturbide (1783 - 1824) Syngman Rhee (1875 - 1965) More Famous Deaths July 21st: First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy. Read the Article