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19THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1935 Lawrence of Arabia dies T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an assumed name. The legendary war hero, author, and archaeological scholar succumbed to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six days before. Thomas Edward Lawrence was born in... read more »
American Revolution 1795 New Hampshire Patriot Josiah Bartlett dies »
Automotive 2007 Smart launches U.S. road show to introduce its microcar »
Civil War 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania concludes »
Cold War 1967 Soviets ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons from outer space »
Crime 1715 The early years of species protection »
Disaster 1997 Avian flu kills young boy »
General Interest 1588 Spanish Armada sets sail » 1749 Ohio Company chartered »
Hollywood 2006 The Da Vinci Code opens »
Literary 1897 Oscar Wilde is released from jail »
Music 1965 Pete Townshend writes "My Generation" on his 20th birthday »
Old West 1836 Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped »
Presidential 1864 Lincoln proposes equal treatment of soldiers' dependents »
Sports 1984 Gretzky and Messier lead Oilers to championship »
Vietnam War 1964 U.S. Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team » 1972 South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc »
World War I 1916 Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement »
World War II 1943 Churchill and FDR plot D-Day »
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