November 19 - The Day in History

November 19 : General Interest 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history... read more American Revolution 1776 : Congress pleads for soldiers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-pleads-for-soldiers Automotive 1993 : Chevy Cavalier heads to Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chevy-cavalier-heads-to-japan Civil War 1863 : President Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-gettysburg-address Cold War 1985 : Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-and-gorbachev-hold-their-first-summit-meeting Crime 1976 : Patty Hearst out on bail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patty-hearst-out-on-bail Disaster 1824 : Thousands perish in St. Petersburg flood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thousands-perish-in-st-petersburg-flood General Interest 1942 : Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-counterattack-at-stalingrad 1969 : Pele scores 1,000th goal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pele-scores-1000th-goal 1977 : Sadat visits Israel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sadat-visits-israel Hollywood 1975 : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-debuts Literary 1899 : Poet and critic Allen Tate is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-and-critic-allen-tate-is-born Music 2003 : An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-arrest-warrant-is-issued-for-michael-jackson Old West 1907 : Shane author Jack Schaefer is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shane-author-jack-schaefer-is-born Presidential 1831 : James A. Garfield is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-a-garfield-is-born Sports 1966 : Notre Dame and MSU play to a classic tie http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/notre-dame-and-msu-play-to-a-classic-tie Vietnam War 1967 : Chaplain Charles Watters receives Medal of Honor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chaplain-charles-watters-receives-medal-of-honor 1971 : Cambodians appeal for help http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cambodians-appeal-for-help World War I 1915 : British pilot makes heroic rescue http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-pilot-makes-heroic-rescue World War II 1940 : Hitler urges Spain to grab Gibraltar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-urges-spain-to-grab-gibraltar

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