Historically Speaking of July 19th

July 19, 2006

Today is the 200th day of the year – there are 165 days remaining in 2006

Notable events from this date:

• 1996 - The Games of the XXVI Olympiad open in Atlanta, GA
• 1993 - President Bill Clinton fires FBI Director William Sessions
• 1966 - 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries a 21 year old Mia Farrow in Vegas…where else
• 1950 - The NY Yankees obtain their 1st black player - Elston Howard
• 1943 - Allied forces bomb the city of Rome during WW II
• 1884 - President Chester Arthur proclaims the power to quarantine immigrants to stop the spread of tuberculosis
• 1848 - The 1st U.S. women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY
• 1779 - Massachusetts begins Penobscot expedition to oust British but get soundly defeated

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