On This Day in History April 19, 2020

Historical Events 1770  British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia 1775  American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in Concord later that day 1909  Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church 1995  Oklahoma City bombing - a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building kills 168 & injures 500 2011  Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba's central committee after 45 years of holding the title. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Dudley Moore (1935 - 2002) Getulio Vargas (1883 - 1954) Maria Sharapova 33rd Birthday Roger Sherman (1721 - 1793) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) More Famous Deaths