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February 19
1473 - Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland.
1674 - The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English, and was renamed New York.
1807 - Aaron Burr, who served as vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. (He was later acquitted.)
1878 - Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.
1945 - Operation Detachment began during World War II as some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces.
1959 - Britain, Turkey and Greece signed an agreement granting independence to Cyprus.
1968 - The first nationwide broadcast of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" aired on PBS.
1976 - President Gerald R. Ford, calling the issuing of the internment order for people of Japanese ancestry in 1942 "a sad day in American history," signed a proclamation formally confirming its termination.
1986 - The U.S. Senate approved, 83-11, the Genocide Convention, an international treaty outlawing "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group," nearly 37 years after the pact was first submitted for ratification.
1997 - Deng Xiaoping, the last of China's major Communist revolutionaries, died at age 92.
2008 - Fidel Castro resigned as president of Cuba after 49 years in power. His brother, Raul, succeeded him as president.
2019 - President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to develop plans for a new Space Force.
Birthdays
20 - Millie Bobby Brown (actress)
23 - David Mazouz (actor)
29 - Nikola Jokic (basketball player)
31 - Victoria Justice (actress)
32 - Camille Kostek (model)
34 - Luke Pasqualino (actor)
39 - Arielle Kebbel (actress)
39 - Haylie Duff (actress/singer)
57 - Benicio Del Toro (actor)
58 - Justine Bateman (actress)
61 - Jessica Tuck (actress)
61 - Seal (singer)
62 - Hana Mandlikova (tennis player)
64 - Prince Andrew (member of British royal family)
65 - Roger Goodell (NFL commissioner)
66 - Leslie David Baker (actor)
67 - Ray Winstone (actor)
69 - Jeff Daniels (actor)
73 - Stephen Nichols (actor)
81 - Lou Christie (singer)
84 - Smokey Robinson (singer)
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Today in Sports History - February 19
1935 - Lou Gehrig signed a contract with the New York Yankees for $30,000, the richest contract to date.
1942 - The New York Yankees announced that they would admit 5,000 uniformed servicemen free to each of their home ball games during the coming season.
1965 - The NFL adds a sixth official -- the line judge.
1996 - Charles Barkley (Phoenix Suns) got his 10,000th career rebound. He became only the 10th NBA player to reach 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in a career.
1996 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the second youngest NHL goaltender and 12th overall to reach 300 career victories.
2017 - Three former elite U.S. gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, appeared on CBS' "60 Minutes" to say they were sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, a volunteer team physician for USA Gymnastics.
2019 - Four-time All-Star Manny Machado agrees to the largest free-agent contract in American sports history, signing a 10-year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres.
2023 - 65th Daytona 500: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins for JTG Daugherty Racing in double overtime and under caution over a record 212 laps; former NBA player Brad Daugherty first Black car owner to win the race.
1473 - Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland.
1674 - The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English, and was renamed New York.
1807 - Aaron Burr, who served as vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. (He was later acquitted.)
1878 - Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.
1945 - Operation Detachment began during World War II as some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces.
1959 - Britain, Turkey and Greece signed an agreement granting independence to Cyprus.
1968 - The first nationwide broadcast of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" aired on PBS.
1976 - President Gerald R. Ford, calling the issuing of the internment order for people of Japanese ancestry in 1942 "a sad day in American history," signed a proclamation formally confirming its termination.
1986 - The U.S. Senate approved, 83-11, the Genocide Convention, an international treaty outlawing "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group," nearly 37 years after the pact was first submitted for ratification.
1997 - Deng Xiaoping, the last of China's major Communist revolutionaries, died at age 92.
2008 - Fidel Castro resigned as president of Cuba after 49 years in power. His brother, Raul, succeeded him as president.
2019 - President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to develop plans for a new Space Force.
Birthdays
20 - Millie Bobby Brown (actress)
23 - David Mazouz (actor)
29 - Nikola Jokic (basketball player)
31 - Victoria Justice (actress)
32 - Camille Kostek (model)
34 - Luke Pasqualino (actor)
39 - Arielle Kebbel (actress)
39 - Haylie Duff (actress/singer)
57 - Benicio Del Toro (actor)
58 - Justine Bateman (actress)
61 - Jessica Tuck (actress)
61 - Seal (singer)
62 - Hana Mandlikova (tennis player)
64 - Prince Andrew (member of British royal family)
65 - Roger Goodell (NFL commissioner)
66 - Leslie David Baker (actor)
67 - Ray Winstone (actor)
69 - Jeff Daniels (actor)
73 - Stephen Nichols (actor)
81 - Lou Christie (singer)
84 - Smokey Robinson (singer)
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Today in Sports History - February 19
1935 - Lou Gehrig signed a contract with the New York Yankees for $30,000, the richest contract to date.
1942 - The New York Yankees announced that they would admit 5,000 uniformed servicemen free to each of their home ball games during the coming season.
1965 - The NFL adds a sixth official -- the line judge.
1996 - Charles Barkley (Phoenix Suns) got his 10,000th career rebound. He became only the 10th NBA player to reach 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in a career.
1996 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the second youngest NHL goaltender and 12th overall to reach 300 career victories.
2017 - Three former elite U.S. gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, appeared on CBS' "60 Minutes" to say they were sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, a volunteer team physician for USA Gymnastics.
2019 - Four-time All-Star Manny Machado agrees to the largest free-agent contract in American sports history, signing a 10-year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres.
2023 - 65th Daytona 500: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins for JTG Daugherty Racing in double overtime and under caution over a record 212 laps; former NBA player Brad Daugherty first Black car owner to win the race.
