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Historical Events on July 19

  • Iroquois

    1701

    Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.

  • Women's rights

    1848

    Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.

  • American Civil War

    1863

    American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.

  • World War I

    1916

    World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.

  • Burma

    1947

    Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.

  • Vietnam War

    1964

    Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.

  • Ronald Reagan

    1981

    In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.

  • The Troubles

    1997

    The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

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