THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 19, 1780
About midday - near-total darkness descends on much of New England
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 19, 1971
USSR Mars 2 launched 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 19, 1749
George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 19, 1898
Simplon Tunnel opens from Brig - Switzerland to Iselle - Italy
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 19, 1862
Homestead Act becomes law
