June 19 - The Day in History

June 19 : General Interest 1953: Rosenbergs executed On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York... read more Automotive 2005 : Controversy at U.S. Grand Prix http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversy-at-us-grand-prix Civil War 1864 : USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-alabama-sinks Cold War 1953 : Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julius-and-ethel-rosenberg-executed Crime 1892 : A bloody fingerprint elicits a mother's evil tale in Argentina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-bloody-fingerprint-elicits-a-mothers-evil-tale-in-argentina Disaster 1938 : Montana flood causes train wreck http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montana-flood-causes-train-wreck General Interest 1856 : First Republican national convention ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-republican-national-convention-ends 1864 : CSS Alabama sinks off coast of France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-alabama-sinks-off-coast-of-france 1867 : Emperor of Mexico executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emperor-of-mexico-executed Hollywood 1905 : First nickelodeon opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-nickelodeon-opens Literary 1934 : Nathanael West's A Cool Million is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathanael-wests-a-cool-million-is-published Music 1970 : Carole King has her first #1 hit as a performer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carole-king-has-her-first-1-hit-as-a-performer Old West 1868 : Father De Smet talks peace with Sitting Bull http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/father-de-smet-talks-peace-with-sitting-bull Presidential 1886 : Taft marries Helen Herron http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taft-marries-helen-herron Sports 1972 : Curt Flood case decided http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curt-flood-case-decided Vietnam War 1965 : Ky becomes premier of South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ky-becomes-premier-of-south-vietnam 1968 : South Vietnamese president signs general mobilization bill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-president-signs-general-mobilization-bill World War I 1917 : Britain's King George V changes royal surname http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britains-king-george-v-changes-royal-surname World War II 1944 : United States scores major victory against Japanese in Battle of the Philippine Sea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-scores-major-victory-against-japanese-in-battle-of-the-philippine-sea

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