On This Day - February 19th

Submitted by Syrext on February 19, 2025

On This Day 📜 - February 19th

Featured Event:

Iwo Jima invaded by U.S. Marines (1945) 🪖

On this day in 1945, during the final phases of World War II, U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima so as to wrest control of the strategically important island from the Japanese

Other Events:

1878: American inventor Thomas Edison patented the phonograph. 🎧

1881: Kansas became the first U.S. state to include the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in its state constitution. 🍻

1963: American author and activist Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, a landmark work that was a catalyst for the second-wave feminist movement. ♀️

2008: Fidel Castro formally resigned as president of Cuba 🇨🇺

Holidays:

Armed Forces Day 🇲🇽

Brâncuși Day 🇷🇴

Flag Day 🇹🇲

Featured Birthdays:

1473: Nicolaus Copernicus 🇵🇱 (Astronomer)

1630: Shivaji 🇮🇳 (King)

1963: Seal 🇬🇧 (Singer)

2004: Millie Bobby Brown 🇬🇧 (Actress)

Featured Deaths:

1951: André Gide 🇫🇷 (Writer)