November 19 - This 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