September 19 - The Day in History

September 19 : General Interest 1957: Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion On this day in 1957, the United States detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a 1,375 square mile research center located 65 miles north of Las Vegas... read more American Revolution 1777 : Arnold and Gates argue at First Battle of Saratoga http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arnold-and-gates-argue-at-first-battle-of-saratoga Automotive 1973 : Death of country-rock pioneer leads inspires car crime http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/death-of-country-rock-pioneer-leads-inspires-car-crime Civil War 1862 : Union forces defeat Rebels at the Battle of Iuka http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-iuka-mississippi Cold War 1959 : Khrushchev barred from visiting Disneyland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-barred-from-visiting-disneyland Crime 1995 : Newspaper publishes Unabomber manifesto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/newspaper-publishes-unabomber-manifesto Disaster 1985 : Earthquake shakes Mexico City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-shakes-mexico-city General Interest 1881 : President Garfield succumbs to shooting wounds http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-garfield-succumbs-to-shooting-wounds 1893 : New Zealand first in women's vote http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-zealand-first-in-womens-vote 1955 : Peron deposed in Argentina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peron-deposed-in-argentina 1994 : U.S. forces land in Haiti http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-forces-land-in-haiti 1995 : Unabomber manifesto published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/unabomber-manifesto-published Hollywood 1990 : Goodfellas opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goodfellas-opens Literary 2000 : Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-chabons-pulitzer-prize-winning-novel-debuts Music 1985 : The U.S. Senate convenes the PMRC hearings on Capitol Hill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-us-senate-convenes-the-pmrc-hearings-on-capitol-hill Old West 1827 : Jim Bowie stabs a Louisiana banker with his famous knife http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-bowie-stabs-a-louisiana-banker-with-his-famous-knife Presidential 1881 : President James Garfield dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-james-garfield-dies Sports 1988 : Louganis wins gold in springboard http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louganis-wins-gold-in-springboard Vietnam War 1966 : Pressure mounts against continued U.S. involvement in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pressure-mounts-against-continued-us-involvement-in-vietnam 1969 : Nixon cancels draft calls for November and December http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-cancels-draft-calls-for-november-and-december World War I 1918 : British offensive begins in Palestine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-offensive-begins-in-palestine World War II 1941 : Germans bombard Leningrad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-bombard-leningrad

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