Thursday, September 19, 2024

Important Events From This day in History September 19

 

19 Sept, 1960 The Twist

1960 : Chubby Checker has a number 1 record with The Twist which launched a worldwide dance craze.

19 Sept, 1928 West Palm Beach Hurricane

1928 : As Red Cross workers help in the stricken area of West Palm Beach in Florida by distributing food, healthcare and clothing after the hurricane the count of those who lost their lives continues to grow to over 400 in Palm Beach County alone. This is the worst hurricane to hit the area in many years and the loss of property in the area mounts daily.

19 Sept, 1934 Charles Lindbergh Jr. Kidnapper Arrested

1934 : Bruno Hauptmann is arrested in New York after a gold certificate from the ransom money is found and traced back to Hauptmann, he was charged with the kidnap / murder of the Lindbergh baby. On February 13th 1935 he was sentenced to death and executed on April 3rd 1936 for the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.

Charles A. Lindbergh Public Domain Photo

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19 Sept, 1942 Russia World War II

1942 : German troops and tanks have broken into Stalingrad for the third time and crack German commandos are being dropped in by aircraft in a bloody battle for control of the city.

Battle For Stalingrad Public Domain Photo

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19 Sept, 1952 Charlie Chaplin Refused Entry Back To US

1952 : Charlie Chaplin has been refused entry to return to his home in Hollywood until he has been investigated. Mr Chaplin is currently on board the Ocean Liner Queen Elizabeth with his wife and four children on route to the US. When the ship docked in New York Mr Chaplin and his family stayed on board sailing back to England, and later moved to Switzerland, where he lived until his death in 1977.

Charlie Chaplin Public Domain Photo

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19 Sept, 1955 Argentina Military Coup

1955 : Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron is deposed in a military coup, his popular wife, Eva "Evita" Peron, had died in 1952.

19 Sept, 1956 U.S.A. Sturgis High School

September 19th, 1956 : Eight African-American students were turned away from Sturgis High School in Sturgis Kentucky. When they arrived at the school, the principal read them an order from the Union County School Board refusing to them entry. The students had been attending the school under protection from the National Guard but the National Guard had now moved to another area.

19 Sept, 1967 Turkey Soccer Riot Kills 41

1967 : 41 people have been killed in a soccer riot in the central city of Sivas after rioters from a rival town burned local stores and a hotel.

19 Sept, 1972 UK Letter Bomb Kills Diplomat

September 19th, 1972 : Dr Ami Sachori a diplomat at the Israeli embassy in London has been killed by a parcel bomb, the parcel bomb was 1 of 8 addressed to the embassy but the the other 7 were detected before they could cause harm.

19 Sept, 1978 Italy Red Brigade

1978 : Police expanded their hunt for red brigade suspects who are suspected of kidnapping and murdering the former premier of Italy Aldo Moro.

Aldo Moro captive Red Brigade Public Domain Photo

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19 Sept, 1978 UK Carl Bridgewater

September 19th, 1978 : A young paperboy Carl Bridgewater is shot in the head at close range at an isolated farmhouse near Stourbridge in Staffordshire. Police have launched a manhunt for those responsible believed to be burglars who the paperboy disturbed during a burglary.

19 Sept, 1985 U.S.A. Life Insurance AIDS Tests

1985 : New York state joins many other states who will bar Insurance companies requiring people to undergo blood tests for Aids when applying for health or life insurance.

19 Sept, 1985 Earthquake Devastates Mexico City

September 19th, 1985 : A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale devastated Mexico City leveling cathedrals, schools, apartment buildings, hospitals and numerous other buildings, large areas of the capital were left burning and the death toll is expected to reach nearly 5,000 as rescuers dig through the rubble.

Mexico City Earthquake 1985 Public Domain Photo

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19 Sept, 1986 UK Train Crash Rugeley

1986 : Two passenger trains have collided in Colwich Junction, Staffordshire, killing two people and injuring almost 100 more. The trains were intercity passenger trains running between London to Manchester and Liverpool to London.

19 Sept, 1994 Haiti US Troops Land

September 19th, 1994 : U.S. troops land unopposed in Haiti to oversee the country's transition to democracy.

Operation Uphold Democracy

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19 Sept, 1995 U.S.A. Unabomber Letter

1995 : The New York times and the Washington Post have published the Unabombers 35,000 word manifesto as in June he said he would kill again if they did not publish his manifesto, and the deadline is Sunday. The FBI is hoping the publication may lead them to discover his identity.

Unabomber Theodore John Kaczynski Public Domain Photo

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