May 19 - The Day in History

May 19 : General Interest 1935: Lawrence of Arabia dies T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an assumed name. The legendary war hero, author, and archaeological scholar succumbed to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six days before... read more American Revolution 1795 : New Hampshire Patriot Josiah Bartlett dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-hampshire-patriot-josiah-bartlett-dies Automotive 2007 : Smart launches U.S. road show to introduce its microcar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smart-launches-us-road-show-to-introduce-its-microcar Civil War 1864 : Battle of Spotsylvania concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-spotsylvania-concludes Cold War 1967 : Soviets ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons from outer space http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-ratify-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-from-outer-space Crime 1715 : The early years of species protection http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-early-years-of-species-protection Disaster 1997 : Avian flu kills young boy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avian-flu-kills-young-boy General Interest 1588 : Spanish Armada sets sail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-armada-sets-sail 1749 : Ohio Company chartered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ohio-company-chartered Hollywood 2006 : The Da Vinci Code opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-da-vinci-code-opens Literary 1897 : Oscar Wilde is released from jail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-wilde-is-released-from-jail Music 1965 : Pete Townshend writes "My Generation" on his 20th birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pete-townshend-writes-quotmy-generationquot-on-his-20th-birthday Old West 1836 : Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cynthia-ann-parker-is-kidnapped Presidential 1864 : Lincoln proposes equal treatment of soldiers' dependents http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-proposes-equal-treatment-of-soldiers-dependents Sports 1984 : Gretzky and Messier lead Oilers to championship http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gretzky-and-messier-lead-oilers-to-championship Vietnam War 1964 : U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-air-force-begins-operation-yankee-team 1972 : South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-fight-to-open-road-to-an-loc World War I 1916 : Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-conclude-sykes-picot-agreement World War II 1943 : Churchill and FDR plot D-Day http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-and-fdr-plot-d-day

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