What Happened on Mar 19

Ugolino di Conti (Gregory IX) elected Pope

Born about 1145, at Anagni in the Campagna; died 22 August, 1241, at Rome. He received his education at the Universities of Paris and Bologna.... Read more

William Jennings Bryan Is Born

William Jennings Bryan, gifted orator and three-time presidential candidate was born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, Illinois. Trained as a lawyer,... Read more

Battle of Bentonvillemar

Description: While Slocum’s advance was stalled at Averasborough by Hardee’s troops, the right wing of Sherman’s army under command of Maj. Gen.... Read more

British Forces Capture Falluja

The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more

Louis Armstrong marries Daisy Parker

On March 19, 1918, Louis married Daisy Parker from Gretna, Louisiana. They adopted a 3-year-old boy, Clarence Armstrong, whose mother, Louis's... Read more

Charles Lindbergh Reports to Brooks Field

Following a few months of barnstorming through the South, the two pilots parted company in San Antonio, Texas, where Lindbergh had been ordered to... Read more

With Defeat Looming, Adolf Hitler Orders the Destruction of Remaining German Industry

By late 1944, the Red Army had driven the Germans back into Central Europe and the Western Allies were advancing into Germany. Hitler realized that... Read more

25th Academy Awards

The 25th Academy Awards honoring the best movies of 1952, were held on March 19, 1953, from the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California and... Read more

San Francisco Beats La Salle in Final Four

The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

"South Pacific" Is Released

South Pacific is a 1958 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which was based on James A. Michener's Tales of the... Read more

Texas Western Beats Kentucky in Final Four

The 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

Kiss releases Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill is a 1975 album from American hard rock group Kiss. It is the band's third studio album and is unique for having been produced by... Read more

FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Retrovir

Treating HIV infection when used along with other medicines. It is also used with other medicines to help prevent women from passing the HIV virus... Read more

MST3K Ep. K16 - "City on Fire"

Movie Summary: Disaster film centered on a hospital as an oil refinery explosion ignites an entire town. Stars include Shelley Winters as... Read more

"The Women of Brewster Place" Airs

The Women of Brewster Place is a TV miniseries that aired on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the 1982 novel by Gloria... Read more

Andrew Wood dies of a drug overdose at 24

On March 16, 1990, Wood was found in a comatose state by his girlfriend, having overdosed on heroin. Wood was taken to a hospital and placed on... Read more

STS-102: The Washington Sequence

As it would happen, something unusual took place at this time. Many objects, the majority of which were almost surely ice and/or debris, were... Read more

Chappelle's Show - Season 1 Ep. 9

Life Like a Video Game, Blackzilla, Two-Minute Special, The Playa Hater's Ball Read more

South Park Episode 701 - "Cancelled"

Everyone’s favorite delinquent minors are back when Stan, Cartman, Kyle and Kenny find out that Earth is just one big intergalactic reality show... Read more

The US-led Invasion of Iraq Begins

At approximately 02:30 UTC, or about 90 minutes after the lapse of the 48-hour deadline, at 5:30 am local time, explosions were heard in Baghdad.... Read more

Konginkangas Bus Disaster

The Konginkangas bus disaster was a major traffic accident on March 19, 2004, outside the Konginkangas housing estate in Äänekoski, Finland. At... Read more

An Exploding Star Halfway Across the Visible Universe Becomes the Farthest Known Object Ever Visible to the Naked Eye

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are flashes of gamma rays associated with extremely energetic explosions in distant galaxies. They are the most luminous... Read more

Arthur C. Clarke Dies

Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and... Read more

Senator Dick Durbin testifies in both the Illinois state and Senate Ethics Committee investigations of Roland Burris

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was interviewed Wednesday by the Senate Ethics Committee in its investigation of Sen. Roland Burris, appointed by... Read more

Justin Bieber Releases Debut Album "My World 2.0"

My World 2.0 is the latter of two-part debut studio album from Canadian singer Justin Bieber, and is his first full studio release. The album is... Read more