November 19

Scott Winters November 19, 2025 2 Comments

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1850 – The first life insurance policy for a woman was issued to 36 year old Carolyn Ingraham in Madison, NJ.

1863 – While dedicating a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address.

1893 – The first color supplement in a newspaper was published in the Sunday New York World.

1895 – Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the “paper pencil”.

1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

1928 – “Time” magazine presented its cover in color for the first time. The subject was Japanese Emperor Hirohito.

1954 – The Garden State Parkway in New Jersey installed two automatic toll collectors.

1959 – Ford Motor Co. announced it was ending the production of the ill-fated Edsel.

1959 – The animated TV series “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends” aired it’s first episode on ABC.

1969 – Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed at Oceanus Procellarum (the “Ocean of Storms”) and became the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

1975 – The movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, based on a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey, premiered in theaters. It starred Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy, a new patient at a mental institution.

1979 – Nolan Ryan, of the Houston Astros, signed a four-year contract for $4.5 million. At the time, He became the highest paid player in major league baseball.

1981 – U.S. Steel agreed to pay $6.3 million for Marathon Oil.

1985 – In Geneva, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time.

1990 – Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they did not sing on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

1992 – The freshly restored Michigan Capital Building was re-opened. It was first built in 1879.

1993 – The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping $22.3 billion anti-crime measure.

1997 – Septuplets were born to Bobbi McCaughey in Carlisle, IA, . It was only the second known case where all seven were born alive.

1998 – The impeachment inquiry of President Bill Clinton began over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

1998 – Vincent van Gogh’s “Portrait of the Artist Without Beard” sold at auction for more than $71 million.

1998 – Michelle Lee received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1999 – The TV game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” had it’s first big winner. John Carpenter won $1,000,000 and used his “Phone a Friend” lifeline just to call his dad to let him know he was going to win.

2001 – President George W. Bush signed the most comprehensive air security bill in U.S. history.

2002 – While in Berlin, Germany to receive a Lifetime Achievement award, Michael Jackson made worldwide headlines when he dangled nine-month-old son Prince out his hotel window for photographers.

2002 – The U.S. government completed its takeover of security at 424 airports nationwide.

2003 – Eight competing designs for a memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center were unveiled. One design would be selected and constructed at the site of the World Trade Center.

2004 – It was the worst brawl in NBA history. Ron Artest was suspended for 86 games (the rest of the season) and Stephen Jackson was suspended for 30 games in what was called the “Malice at the Palace”.

2004 – The movie “National Treasure” debuted in theaters.

2006 – Nintendo release their gaming console the “Wii”.

2007 – The Amazon Kindle was first released.

2007 – Michael Vick, the disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback, turned himself in to authorities in Richmond, VA, to begin serving his sentence for dog fighting charges.

2007 – More than 14 months after Daniel Smith dropped dead of an alleged drug overdose in his mother Anna Nicole Smith’s maternity room, the Bahamas finally launched its inquest into his death.

BIRTHDAYS:

Jerry Sheindlin – 92 years old (1933) – Judge and author

Dick Cavett – 89 years old (1936) – Actor and talk show host

Yuan T. Lee – 89 years old (1936) – Taiwanese-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Ted Turner – 87 years old (1938) – Businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System

Tom Harkin – 86 years old (1939) – Lawyer and politician

Jane Mansbridge – 86 years old (1939) – Political scientist and academic

Richard Zare – 86 years old (1939) – Chemist and academic

Tommy Thompson – 84 years old (1941) – Captain and politician, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin , 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Calvin Klein – 83 years old (1942) – Fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc

Sharon Olds – 83 years old (1942) – Poet and academic

Fred Lipsius – 82 years old (1943) – Saxophonist and educator

Bobby Tolan – 80 years old (1945) – Baseball player and manager

Bob Boone – 78 years old (1947) – Baseball player and manager

Lamar S. Smith – 78 years old (1947) – Lawyer and politician

Ahmad Rashad – 76 years old (1949) – Football player and sportscaster

Robert Beltran – 72 years old (1953) – Actor

Kathleen Quinlan – 71 years old (1954) – Actress

Sam Hamm – 70 years old (1955) – Screenwriter and producer

Eileen Collins – 69 years old (1956) – Colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Ann Curry – 69 years old (1956) – Guamanian-American journalist

Glynnis O'Connor – 69 years old (1956) – Actress

Tom Virtue – 68 years old (1957) – Actor

Terrence C. Carson – 67 years old (1958) – Actor and singer

Annette Gordon-Reed – 67 years old (1958) – Historian, author, and academic

Charlie Kaufman – 67 years old (1958) – Director, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Wilbon – 67 years old (1958) – Sportscaster and journalist

Robert Barron – 66 years old (1959) – Bishop, author, and theologian

Jo Bonner – 66 years old (1959) – Politician

Allison Janney – 66 years old (1959) – Actress

Matt Sorum – 65 years old (1960) – Drummer, songwriter, and producer

Jim L. Mora – 64 years old (1961) – Football player and coach

Meg Ryan – 64 years old (1961) – Actress and producer

Jodie Foster – 63 years old (1962) – Actress, director, and producer

Sean Parnell – 63 years old (1962) – Lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Alaska

Terry Farrell – 62 years old (1963) – Actress

Jon Potter – 62 years old (1963) – English-American field hockey player

Fred Diamond – 61 years old (1964) – American-English mathematician and academic

Vincent Herring – 61 years old (1964) – Saxophonist and flute player

Eric Musselman – 61 years old (1964) – Basketball player and coach

Nicholas Patrick – 61 years old (1964) – English-American engineer and astronaut

Paul Weitz – 60 years old (1965) – Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright

Shmuley Boteach – 59 years old (1966) – Rabbi and author

Gail Devers – 59 years old (1966) – Sprinter and hurdler

Rocco DiSpirito – 59 years old (1966) – Chef and author

Jason Scott Lee – 59 years old (1966) – Actor and martial artist

Randi Kaye – 58 years old (1967) – Journalist

Erika Alexander – 56 years old (1969) – Actress and screenwriter

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur – 54 years old (1971) – Author and activist

Jeremy McGrath – 54 years old (1971) – Motorcycle racer

Alice Peacock – 54 years old (1971) – Singer-songwriter

Tony Rich – 54 years old (1971) – R&B singer-songwriter and musician

Sandrine Holt – 53 years old (1972) – English-American model and actress

Billy Currington – 52 years old (1973) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Savion Glover – 52 years old (1973) – Dancer and choreographer

Toby Bailey – 50 years old (1975) – Basketball player and agent

Jack Dorsey – 49 years old (1976) – Businessman, co-founded Twitter

Reid Scott – 48 years old (1977) – Actor

Kerri Strug – 48 years old (1977) – Gymnast

Keith Buckley – 46 years old (1979) – Singer-songwriter

John-Ford Griffin – 46 years old (1979) – Baseball player

Ryan Howard – 46 years old (1979) – Baseball player

Barry Jenkins – 46 years old (1979) – Director, screenwriter, and producer

Larry Johnson – 46 years old (1979) – Football player

Courtney Anderson – 45 years old (1980) – Football player

Otis Grigsby – 45 years old (1980) – Football player

Marcus Banks – 44 years old (1981) – Basketball player

Adam Driver – 42 years old (1983) – Actor

Alex Mack – 40 years old (1985) – Football player

Jeannie Ortega – 39 years old (1986) – Singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Patrick Kane – 37 years old (1988) – Ice hockey player

Kenneth Faried – 36 years old (1989) – Basketball player

Tyga – 36 years old (1989) – Rapper

Marquise Goodwin – 35 years old (1990) – Football player

Josh Lambo – 35 years old (1990) – Football and soccer player

John Moore – 35 years old (1990) – Ice hockey player

Justin Anderson – 32 years old (1993) – Basketball player

Joey Gallo – 32 years old (1993) – Baseball player

RiceGum – 29 years old (1996) – YouTuber

FaZe Rug – 29 years old (1996) – YouTuber

Fred Warner – 29 years old (1996) – Football player

Zach Collins – 28 years old (1997) – Basketball player

TODAY IS:

World Toilet Day: A clean and hygienic bathroom is essential for a healthy lifestyle, and modern plumbing ensures we stay fresh and sanitized!
National Play Monopoly Day: Gathering friends and wheeling and dealing through a colorful cityscape — it's all about strategy and stacking those colorful paper notes.
Use Less Stuff Day: Cutting back on things, like a green champ! It's like giving Earth a high-five, all while making life simpler and cooler.
Guinness World Records Day: Ever heard of folks doing the craziest, most jaw-dropping stunts or having mind-boggling talents? It's a carnival of human achievement!
International Men’s Day: Raise awareness of the mental health issues guys face, challenge harmful stereotypes about masculinity and support the wellbeing of the men in your life.
National Camp Day: Fun activities, new friends, and lifelong memories await in the great outdoors. Discover all the exciting possibilities of camps for kids!
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day:
Beaujolais Nouveau Day:
Great American Smokeout:
National Kentucky Day:
World Pancreatic Cancer Day:
National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day: Faithful companions during late nights and long journeys, these fizzy elixirs fuel the weary, invoking renewed vigor and sharpness.
National Rural Health Day:
World Philosophy Day:
Social Enterprise Day: Businesses with heart, making the world better while turning profits, caring for communities, and championing causes that touch our souls.
Have A Bad Day Day: Sending vibes that turn frowns upside down, this playful act adds a touch of devilish humor and light-heartedness to someone's day.
International Journalist Day:
Discovery of Puerto Rico Day: An island of rich culture and vibrant life, where the splendor of the Caribbean unfolds in every facet of existence.
Book Week Scotland:
National Farm-City Week:
Transgender Awareness Week: Promoting understanding and compassion for diverse identities, bringing forth enlightenment and unity, echoing the spirit of humanity.
US Antibiotic Awareness Week :
World AMR Awareness Week :
Geography Awareness Week: