1997 - Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years
1969 - Czech student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in response to Soviet Union invasion
1966 - Indira Ghandi takes charge as first female Prime Minister of India
1937 - Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight
1920 - US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations
This Day In Business
1955 - The board game market would never be the same again - as Scrabble hits stories for the first time ever.
1955 - The first edition of the board game "Scrabble" is released.
1419 - Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
2002 - The famous NFL Tuck Rule game - the Raiders lose to Tom Brady and the Pats because of the obscure rule.
January 19th Holiday
Robert E. Lee Day (Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Miss. and Georgia) - Celebrates the birthday of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee.
Today's Birthday Trivia
Hercules was her love interest in the show Xena: Warrior Princess. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the January 19 Birthday Horoscope.
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