On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
February 19
6 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, a non-fiction book credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States, was first published.
Wikipedia: Betty Friedan
Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm attempted a coup against the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.
Wikipedia: Phạm Ngọc Thảo
A methane explosion in a coal mine in Nueva Rosita, Mexico, trapped and killed 65 miners.
Wikipedia: Methane
Items from the Belitung shipwreck, the largest single collection of Tang-dynasty artefacts found in one location, were first exhibited in Singapore.
Wikipedia: Belitung shipwreck
Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
Wikipedia: Mexican drug war
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in 379 years.
Wikipedia: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor