Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On 19 April 1971 the Soviet Union orbited Salyut 1, the first crewed station ever placed in space, opening the era of human life off Earth.
On April 19, 1965, a four-page magazine article quietly forecast the doubling that would drive six decades of computing.
A Hollywood star traded the screen for a throne, marrying Monaco's sovereign in a ceremony the world watched live.
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.
