July 19
1848
The first women’s rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1870
The Franco-Prussian war began.
1941
Winston Churchill was the first to use the two-finger “V is for Victory” sign.
1966
Fifty year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow.
1984
Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for the vice-presidency by a major political party.
1993
President Clinton announced the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military.
Birthdays
Edgar Degas
Pronunciation: [Eler´ zhermaN´ edgär´ dugä´]
1834–1917, French painter and sculptor, born in Paris; son of a banker.
Muhammad ibn al-Bukhari
scholar (810)
Samuel Colt
inventor (1814)
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
nurse (1817)