Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1969: Matthew Perry - Canadian, Actor
- 1969: Nate Dogg - Hip-Hop Artist
- 1963: John Stamos - Full House, ER
- 1958: Brendan Nelson - Australian politician
- 1948: Tipper Gore - Former Second Lady
- 1946: Bill Clinton - 42nd American President
- 1942: Fred Thompson - Senator, Tennessee
- 1921: Gene Roddenberry - Producer, Star Trek
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
AP Today in History
AP Today in History
August 19 2003
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2003: A Truck loaded with explosives drives into the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb killed top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello
The 2000s
2005: A jury in Texas find Merck Pharmaceuticals liable for a death caused by the drug Vioxx, awarding a widow awarding $253.4 million in damages.
2004: Internet search engine, Google goes public.
The 1980s
- 1980: Over 300 people are killed on Saudia Flight 163 as it went up in flames during an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The 1960s
- 1960: The Soviet Union launch space dogs Belka and Strelka into space, they safely returned to earth after reaching orbit.
August 19 1953
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1953: Iranian President Mohammed Mosaddeq was overtaken in Coup D'etat, and was replaced by Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi.
The 1900s
- 1909: First race ever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now home of the Indianapolis 500.
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