Nov. 19 history
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. The President gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a military cemetery in Pennsylvania, during the Civil War. President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address | November 19, 1863 | HISTORY
In 1919, police officer and World War I hero James Wormley Jones was appointed as the first Black special agent for what was later named the FBI. When he returned from war, he resumed his work for the Metropolitan Police in Washington, D.C., before the FBI hired him, utilizing his undercover work and expertise in explosives to fight domestic terrorism.
In 1975, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" opens in theaters.
In 2004, Metta Sandiford-Artest (then known as Ron Artest) of the India0na Pacers jumps into the stands to confront a Detroit Pistons fan who throws a drink at him as he rests on the scorers' table. This ignites what becomes known as "Malice at the Palace," one of the more infamous moments in sports history. NBA commissioner David Stern suspended Artest for the remainder of the season.
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