On This Day in History April 19, 2018

Historical Events 1770  British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia 1775  American Revolution begins - Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" 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) Hayden Christensen 37th Birthday Maria Sharapova 31st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) Konrad Adenauer (1876 - 1967) More Famous Deaths April 19th: 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