On This Day in History  November 19

Historical Events

1530 The final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, "The Recess," is signed by Charles V and Catholic princes, reaffirming Catholic rites and principles after the departure of Protestant princes

The expedition’s interpreter and guide Sacagawea

1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, the 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 the 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

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Famous Birthdays

Charles I 1600 - 1649 Hiram Bingham 1875 - 1956

Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 Jodie Foster 62nd Birthday

Also James Garfield and Meg Ryan (53)

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Famous Deaths

Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828 Emma Lazarus 1849 - 1887

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Words that Echoed Down the Decades

Hatless in the center, Lincoln delivers his famous Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address