What Happened on Feb 19

Nicolaus Copernicus Is Born

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced... Read more

Thomas Edison Patents the First Phonograph

The phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. In 1877, Edison was... Read more

Photophone Invented

The Photophone, also known as a radiophone, was invented jointly by Alexander Graham Bell and his then-assistant Charles Sumner Tainter on February... Read more

Enigma Tornado Outbreak

The 1884 Enigma outbreak is thought to be among the largest and most widespread tornado outbreaks in American history, striking on February 19–20,... Read more

Kellogg's Company Founded

Kellogg's was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company on February 19, 1906, by Will Keith Kellogg as an outgrowth of his work with... Read more

Bombardment of the Dardanelles

Allied Army and Navy, 300,000 General Sir Ian Hamilton General Monroe General Gouraud General Marshall General D'Amade Major-General... Read more

Carson McCullers Is Born

Novelist Carson McCullers, noted for her exploration of the dilemmas of modern American life in the context of the twentieth-century South, was... Read more

"Ruggles Of Red Gap" Is Released

Ruggles of Red Gap was serialized beginning December 26, 1914 in the Saturday Evening Post and became a best selling novel in 1915 by Harry Leon... Read more

Swansea Blitz

The Swansea Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany on 19 February-21 February 1941. Swansea was... Read more

Japanese Forces Invade Portuguese Timor

During the night of 19–20 February, 1,500 troops from the Imperial Japanese Army's 228th Regimental Group, 38th Division, XVI Army, under the... Read more

Third Battle of Kharkov

The Third Battle of Kharkov was a series of offensive operations on the Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by the German Army Group South... Read more

U.S. Marines Land on Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 – March 26, 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a battle in which the United States fought for and captured Iwo... Read more

Yes release The Yes Album

The Yes Album is the third album by British progressive rock band Yes. The first release to feature 23-year-old guitarist Steve Howe, the album was... Read more

"The Goalkeeper's Fear Of The Penalty" Is Released

The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (German: Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter; also known as The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick) is a... Read more

MST3K Ep. K13 - "SST: Death Flight"

Movie Summary: A transatlantic SST has inflight problems thanks to "repairs" by a disgruntled engineer, and the plane is not allowed to make an... Read more

Dark Angel releases Time Does Not Heal

Time Does Not Heal is the fourth and final album by Dark Angel, which was released in 1991. When released it had a sticker reading "9 songs, 67... Read more

"The Boyfriend, Part 2" - Season 3 Episode 18 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Boyfriend" is a two part episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 35th and 36th episode for the show, and 18th and 19th episode for... Read more

Stanley Kramer Dies

In 1997 Kramer published his autobiography, A Mad Mad Mad Mad World: A Life in Hollywood. Stanley Kramer died on February 19, 2001 in Los Angeles... Read more

Anti-Flag releases Mobilize

Mobilize is the fourth album by punk rock band Anti-Flag. The album's live tracks were recorded at the Mr. Roboto Project, a... Read more

Chappelle's Show - Season 1 Ep. 5

Roca Pads, Redman Potty Fresh, Great Moments in Hookup History, Ask a Black Dude, Inside Chappelle's Show Studio, Redman's Potty Fresh reprise Read more

The Room, a Film by Tommy Wiseau, Released Worldwide

The Room is a 2003 independent film written and directed by its star, Tommy Wiseau, who is also credited on screen as both the movie's producer and... Read more

Fidel Castro Resigns

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban politician, one of the primary leaders of the Cuban Revolution, the Prime Minister of... Read more

"The Matrix: Reloaded" Rifftrax is Released

Like a previously worn diaper, The Matrix has been Reloaded! All your favorite characters are back wearing all your favorite unlaundered fetish... Read more

Chicago Bulls defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-94

Darko Milicic will be at Target Center on Friday night, and the Timberwolves insist they're happy about that. For the moment, they might be the... Read more

Tiger Woods Publicly Apologizes for Sex Scandal

A contrite Tiger Woods went before the cameras Friday and finally apologized in person for cheating on his wife with a bevy of babes. "I was... Read more