On This Day in History November 19, 2022

Historical Events 1530  The Recess document resulting from the Diet of Augsburg signed by Charles V and catholic princes 1620  The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast 1805  Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, first European Americans to cross the west 1863  US President Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address beginning; "Four score and seven years ago..." 1942  Operation Uranus: Soviet offensive begins during Battle of Stalingrad, 1 million Soviet soldiers encircle the German Sixth Army 1969  Apollo 12's Charles Conrad and Alan Bean become the 3rd and 4th humans on the Moon 1985  US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Charles I 1600 - 1649 Hiram Bingham 1875 - 1956 Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 Larry King 1933 - 2021 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles Manson 1934 - 2017 Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828 More Famous Deaths November 19: Words That Echoed Down The Decades Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable. Read the Article