What happened today in history…
Feb. 19th
Information found on history.com.
1847- Donner Party rescued from the Sierra Nevada Mountains
1992- John Singleton, 24, becomes first Black director nominated for an Oscar
1963- “The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan is published
2010- Tiger Woods apologizes for external affairs
1473- Polish astronomer Copernicus is born
1807- Aaron Burr arrested for alleged treason
1945- U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima
1970- Chicago Seven acquitted of conspiracy charges
1942- FDR orders Japanese Americans into internment camps
1878- Thomas Edison patents the phonograph
1981- United States calls situation in El Salvador “a communist plot”
1777- Congress overlooks Benedict Arnold for promotion
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