February 19th is my sister's birthday, so, Lori, this is for you: A list of a bunch of cool stuff that happened on a February 19, compiled by me. Dig.
1940 - Smokey Robinson born
1674 - The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York).
1959 - Britain, Turkey, and Greece signed the agreement granting Cyprus independence.
1968 - The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood aired on PBS.
1473 - Nicolas Copernicus born
1956 - The Platters recorded "Magic Touch."
1943 - Joe DiMaggio joined the U.S. Army as a voluntary inductee.
1971 - James Taylor made his prime-time television debut on ABC's the "Johnny Cash Show."
1967 - Benicio Del Toro born.
1949 - The first Bollingen Prize in poetry ($5,000) was awarded to Ezra Pound
1965 - Rod Stewart and his group The Soul Agents played their first major gig
1856 - The tintype photographic process was patented by Professor Hamilton L. Smith of Gambier, OH.
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