On This Day - April 19th

Featured Event:

American Revolution begun (1775) 🦅

Launched this day in 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the American Revolution was an effort by 13 British colonies in North America to win their independence.

Other Events:

1967: "Casino Royale" James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. 🕵️‍♂️

1995: In what was the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history up to that time, a truck bomb nearly destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 and injuring more than 500 people. 💣

2005: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected to succeed Pope John Paul II; Ratzinger took the name Benedict XVI. ✝️

2018: King Mswati III announced that he was changing his country's name from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini. 🇸🇿

Holidays:

Bicycle Day 💊 (Psychedelic)

Featured Birthdays:

1935: Dudley Moore 🇬🇧 (Actor)

1957: Mukesh Ambani 🇮🇳 (Businessman)

1970: Luis Miguel 🇲🇽 (Singer)

1987: Maria Sharapova 🇷🇺 (Tennis Player)

Featured Deaths:

1824: Lord Byron 🇬🇧 (Poet)

1882: Charles Darwin 🇬🇧 (Naturalist)

2021: Walter Mondale 🇺🇸 (Vice President)