July 19 - The Day in History

July 19 : General Interest 1799: Rosetta Stone found On this day in 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, about 35 miles north of Alexandria... read more American Revolution 1779 : Massachusetts begins ill-fated Penobscot expedition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massachusetts-begins-ill-fated-penobscot-expedition Automotive 1942 : George Washington Carver begins experimental project with Henry Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-carver-begins-experimental-project-with-henry-ford Civil War 1863 : Morgan's raiders defeated at Buffington Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/morgans-raiders-defeated-at-buffington-island Cold War 1956 : United States withdraws offer of aid for Aswan Dam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-withdraws-offer-of-aid-for-aswan-dam Crime 1991 : Mike Tyson rapes a Miss Black America contestant http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mike-tyson-rapes-a-miss-black-america-contestant Disaster 1979 : Oil tankers collide in Caribbean Sea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oil-tankers-collide-in-caribbean-sea General Interest 1553 : Lady Jane Grey deposed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lady-jane-grey-deposed 1848 : Seneca Falls Convention begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seneca-falls-convention-begins Hollywood 1989 : Sitcom actress murdered; death prompts anti-stalking legislation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sitcom-actress-murdered-death-prompts-anti-stalking-legislation Literary 1898 : Emile Zola flees France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emile-zola-flees-france 2009 : "Angela's Ashes" author Frank McCourt dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/angelas-ashes-author-frank-mccourt-dies Music 2003 : Thousands of fans join the Miami funeral procession of Celia Cruz http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thousands-of-fans-join-the-miami-funeral-procession-of-celia-cruz Old West 1879 : Doc Holliday kills for the first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doc-holliday-kills-for-the-first-time Presidential 1884 : President Arthur proclaims power to impose quarantine on immigrants http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-arthur-proclaims-power-to-impose-quarantine-on-immigrants Sports 1992 : Nick Faldo wins third British Open http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nick-faldo-wins-third-british-open Vietnam War 1964 : President Khanh calls for expanding the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-khanh-calls-for-expanding-the-war 1972 : Peace talks resume http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peace-talks-resume World War I 1919 : Cenotaph is unveiled in London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cenotaph-is-unveiled-in-london World War II 1943 : America bombs Rome http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-bombs-rome

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