On This Day for July 19 - U.S. women's suffrage movement begun, Edgar Degas is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-19 10:02 Updated: 2020-07-19 10:02 Notebook: On this Day in History

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July 19

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Edgar Degas

women's suffrage: Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls

FEATURED EVENT

1848

U.S. women's suffrage movement begun

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2014: American actor James Garner, who was perhaps best known for his roles in the television series Maverick and The Rockford Files, died in California. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.]

2007: The first episode of Mad Men aired, and the series, which starred Jon Hamm, quickly became a critical and commercial hit, noted for its nuanced representation of social life in the 1960s and for its stylish visual flair. [ Test your knowledge of actors and acting.]

1922: American liberal Democratic politician George S. McGovern, who served as a U.S. senator (1962–80) and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 1972, was born in Avon, South Dakota. [Test your knowledge of American politics.]

1903: French bicyclist Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France, which covered 2,428 km (1,508 miles). [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Tour de France.]

1870: The French emperor Napoleon III declared war on Prussia, beginning the Franco-German War. [ Take our history of war quiz.]

1860: Lizzie Borden —who was suspected of murdering her stepmother and father but was acquitted in a trial that became a national sensation in the United States—was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Read more about this and nine other “trials of the century.”]

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Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician

1860

Lizzie Borden
American murder suspect

1834

Edgar Degas
French artist

1922

George McGovern
United States senator

1953

Howard Schultz
American businessman