In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
July 4 » Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.
July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
August 9 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
Day of death August 19, 1969
The temperature on August 19, 1969 was between 15.9 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 10 » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
May 10 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
September 5 » My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
November 24 » Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
December 9 » U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
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