History for August 19
History for August 19 - On-This-Day.com Fred Thompson 1942 - Actor, politician- 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.
- 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.
- 1960 - Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth's orbit by the Soviet Union.
- 2004 - Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.
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