Unforgettable Events On This Date February 19 in History

On this day in history, February 19th, some unforgettable events took place. From political milestones to cultural movements, this video will take you on a journey through some of the significant moments in history that happened on this date. Learn and be inspired by these historical events that have shaped our world and continue to impact us today.

356 Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples
1803 US Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953
1807 US Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later acquitted
1819 British explorer William Smith discovers the uninhabited South Shetland Islands, near Antarctica, claims them in the name of King George III
1831 1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run in Pennsylvania
1846 Texas state government formally installed in Austin
1852 The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
1878 Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his cylinder phonograph
1881 Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages
1906 Will Keith Kellogg (after falling out with brother over development credit and wanting to add sugar to cereal) joins Charles D. Bolin in founding the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, now the multinational food manufacturer Kellogg’s
1913 Mexican General Victoriano Huerta seizes power after a 10 day coup d'état in Mexico City with US support, deposing the elected President Francisco I. Madero
1913 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box
1914 Four-year old Charlotte May Pierstorff mailed by train from Grangeville, Idaho to her grandparents’ house 73 miles away in most famous 'child in the post' instance
1919 Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris
1922 Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer
1934 US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months
1942 FDR orders detention & internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans
1945 US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines
1953 Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board
1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), NM
1963 USSR informs JFK it is withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba
1968 1st US teachers' strike (Florida)
1968 Children's educational TV program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS)
1997 FCC makes available 311 for non-emergency calls & 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls
2001 An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial
2007 Blogging website Tumblr is founded by David Karp in New York
2019 Bernie Sanders announces he is running for President for a second time