February 19th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1933 Great Britain War Loan Repayments
19th February, 1933 : A major debate is raging on both sides of the Atlantic concerning the money loaned to Great Britain for the War effort . At the end of the War the French Government stated they would only pay 10 cents on the dollar of the money loaned to them and for weapons and the United States Government Agreed to the settlement. Britain in the meantime came to the United States and agreed to pay the full debt including a higher rate of interest than the French.
Now the British Government is demanding the US Government to treat the debts owed exactly the same as the French and other countries in Europe but with the United States having it's own problems with unemployment they are not willing to negotiate . This now leaves 2 great allies in war at odds with each other over war debts and many are waiting to see the outcome on both sides of the ocean.
19th February, 1933 : A major debate is raging on both sides of the Atlantic concerning the money loaned to Great Britain for the War effort . At the end of the War the French Government stated they would only pay 10 cents on the dollar of the money loaned to them and for weapons and the United States Government Agreed to the settlement. Britain in the meantime came to the United States and agreed to pay the full debt including a higher rate of interest than the French.
Now the British Government is demanding the US Government to treat the debts owed exactly the same as the French and other countries in Europe but with the United States having it's own problems with unemployment they are not willing to negotiate . This now leaves 2 great allies in war at odds with each other over war debts and many are waiting to see the outcome on both sides of the ocean.
1914 Canada Record Wheat Production
19th February, 1914 : A record amount of wheat had been produced in Western Canada. This crop was yielded during this year at an average rate pf 38 bushels (presumably either per acre of crop planted).
1938 U.S.A. Forged Checks
19th February, 1938 : On this day, three men were charged of the crime of writing forged checks. One of the men (E.A. Wilcher, 34 years old) had sat a night in jail instead of paying a $1,500 bond.
Authorities had suspected at this time that Wilcher was the leader of a forged check operation that occurred within Sheveport, Hobbes, and areas in between. The two other men that were charged both had two cases of forgery pending against them at this time.
Further investigation was being done regarding this “bad check” sting operation. Authorities were doing whatever they could to put an end to this activity.
1938 Germany Hitler Speech
19th February, 1938 : This was a day of extreme tension and anxiety in Berlin, Germany. On this day, Hitler gave a much-anticipated speech, which was delivered to the third Reich (Nazi Germany Government).
This was the beginning of the start of the expansion of the Nazi regime, which later resulted in the occurrence of World War II (for Americans, 1939-1945). The Third Reich was originally formed some time in 1933.
Adolph Hitler was the Chancellor of this regime, which was very totalitarian and fascist in nature. He strived to fulfill the message that “his” race (The Germans) were superior, and he lead campaigns to eliminated various racial, religious, and political groups such as the following: Jews, Africans, Romanis (a.k.a. Romas, Gypsies), Lutherans, and anti-communists.
1942 World War II Executive Order 9066
19th February, 1942 : President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, a controversial World War II policy with lasting consequences for Japanese Americans. The document ordered the “removal of resident enemy aliens” from parts of the West Coast vaguely identified as “military areas.”
1945 World War II US Marines Land On Iwo Jima
19th February, 1945 : United States Marines landed on the tiny island of Iwo Jima where they were met with heavy resistance from the Japanese.
1950 U.S.A. Train Crash
19th February, 1950 : A total of 29 people had lost their lives when a crash occurred in Rockville Center, NY. Additionally, 105 people were injured. An investigation had begun regarding this issue-an action taken by federal, state, and county authorities.
For now, it was known that one train had passed through a red light without stopping while heading east on one track. Consequently, it had hit an oncoming Long Island passenger train.
1950 U.S.A. Dairy Show
19th February, 1950 : It was announced on this day that a dairy exhibit would take place in Ada, Oklahoma tomorrow (February 20, 1950). The purpose of this event was to educate and inform people about profitable dairy production.
Furthermore, this presentation was planned in order to walk people through the necessary phases of dairy production. This event was brought to Oklahoma by one of the area’s local college extensions.
1954 U.S.A. Ford T-Bird
19th February, 1954 : The Ford T-Bird appears as a prototype but did not selling until late in 1954 costing $2,900
1959 Cyprus Independence
19th February, 1959 : Britain, Turkey and Greece sign joint agreement giving Cyprus independence.
1968 UK Thalidomide
19th February, 1968 : Damages for children born with deformities, caused by mothers taking the drug thalidomide during pregnancy are set by the high court. ( The Thalidomide drug was available in the UK from 1958 to late 1961 ) and many cases children born with deformities were confirmed. In 1973 a much larger settlement was agreed following the discovery that more than 400 children were affected .
1992 U.S.A. Merchandising Equipment Group
19th February, 1992 : The Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG) was planning a mass layoff MEG is a commercial equipment supplier to large stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, and others.
The rumors were that this plant was going bankrupt. However, those rumors were not proved at this time. However, this company was suffering financial setbacks at this time in history, but in later years they are reported as earning revenue in the tens of millions of dollars.
2001 England Foot and Mouth
19th February, 2001 : A Suspected case of foot and mouth disease is detected at an Essex abbatoir, the first case in the UK for 20 years.
The case is later confirmed and four million animals in the UK were slaughtered. The disease cost the farming industry between £800m and £2.4bn and destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of farmers. The UK was finaly declared foot-and-mouth free in January 2002
2004 U.S.A. Jeffrey Skilling Enron
19th February, 2004 : Former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey Skilling is charged with fraud, insider trading and other crimes in connection with the energy trader's collapse.
He was convicted in 2006 of multiple federal felony charges relating to Enron's financial collapse
2006 Palestine Ismail Haniya Becomes New Prime Minister
25th January, 2006 : Following the Palestinian Legislative Council elections Hamas leader Ismail Haniya forms the new government in Palastine.
25th January, 2006 : Following the Palestinian Legislative Council elections Hamas leader Ismail Haniya forms the new government in Palastine.
2008 Cuba Fidel Castro
19th February, 2008 : Fidel Castro who has ruled Cuba since the revolution in 1959 has decided to end his presedency of the country after nearly fifty years..
2008 Pakistan Parliamentary Elections
19th February, 2008 : The Pakistan Muslim League-Q party leading figures including the leader of the party, the former speaker of Parliament and six ministers have been ousted in parliamentary elections.
19th February Signs Of The Zodiac Aquarius
The End for Aquarius, The Sign of The Water Bearer
