Friday, August 19, 2022

History for August 19

History for August 19 - On-This-Day.com
Bernard Baruch 1870
  • 1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
  • 1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
  • 1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • 1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
  • 1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
  • 1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer.
  • 2016 - A federal judge ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions from the watchdog group Judicial Watch in writing about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

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