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Historical Events on June 19

  • History of baseball in the United States

    1846

    The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

  • United States Congress

    1862

    The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

  • Benito Mussolini

    1903

    Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

  • Philadelphia Eagles

    1943

    The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.

  • World War II

    1944

    World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

  • Kuwait

    1961

    Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.

  • ETA (separatist group)

    1987

    Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

  • Pope John Paul II

    1988

    Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

  • WikiLeaks

    2012

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.

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