Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On April 19, 1965, a four-page magazine article quietly forecast the doubling that would drive six decades of computing.
On April 19, 1943, poorly armed Jewish fighters rose against German forces sent to liquidate the Warsaw Ghetto.
At dawn on April 19, 1775, militia and British regulars exchanged the first shots of the American Revolution on Lexington Green.
