On This Day in History April 19, 2023

Historical Events 1770  British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia. Writes in his log book that “what we have as yet seen of this land appears rather low, and not very hilly, the face of the Country green and Woody, but the Sea shore is all a white Sand.” 1775  American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The "Shot Heard Round the World" takes place later that day in Concord 1909  Joan of Arc receives beatification by the Roman Catholic Church 1995  Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh sets a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 and injuring 500 2011  Fidel Castro resigns his position of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba after 45 years of holding the title Famous Birthdays Dudley Moore 1935 - 2002 Fernando Botero 91st Birthday Getulio Vargas 1883 - 1954 Roger Sherman 1721 - 1793 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jim Steinman 1947 - 2021 Percy Lavon Julian 1899 - 1975 More Famous Deaths April 19: Millions Come Up to See Mae West Mae West, jailed on this day for obscenity, became one of the most successful sex symbols. Fans could not resist the offer: ‘Come up and see me some time.’ Read the Article