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This Day in History – July 19th

By Paul Johnson
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), circa 1950. (Photo by L. J. Willinger/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

July 19th is the 200th day of 2022. 165 days remain in the year

It’s National Daiquiri Day, National Stick Out Your Tongue Day and Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day.

48 days left until Labor Day, 104 until Halloween and 110 days left until the end of Daylight Saving Time.

Sunny 94.3 is proud to present This Day in History daily. Check here to see all of our This Day in History archive.

  • 1946

    On July 19, 1946, Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeanne Mortenson) made her first movie screen test.

    Marilyn Monroe

    American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), circa 1950. (Photo by L. J. Willinger/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • 1961

    The first in-flight movie was shown. No word if your obnoxious seat neighbor was talking over it or not.

  • 1965

    The Beatles release “Help!”

    The Beatles Film Help! In The Bahamas

    From left, Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940-1980), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Paul McCartney of the Beatles pictured together on bicycles during production and filming of the British musical comedy film Help! on New Providence Island in the Bahamas on 2nd March 1965. (Photo by William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • 1966

    The Monkees record the Theme from The Monkees AND Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow are married. She was 20. He was 48.

  • 1969

    Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon.

    Apollo 11 Crew

    23rd June 1968: Crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission (left to right) Commander Neil Armstrong, command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot, Edwin Aldrin Jnr. Taken at the Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

  • 1975

    Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Listen to What the Man Said” is the #1 song across the U.S.

  • 1980

    “It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me” by Billy Joel hits the #1 spot on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 Singles

  • 1984

    Geraldine Ferraro is nominated by the Democratic Party as the first female to run for Vice-President.

    Ferraro and Cuomo at The Week At Grand Central Luncheon

    NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Former Vice Presidential cadidate Geraldine Ferraro and Governor Mario Cuomo attend “The Week at Grand Central: A Series of Conversations” on September 30, 2002 at Grand Central Station in New York City. The luncheon forum discussed the health of American business and the economy. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)

  • 1986

    Genesis’s  “Invisible Touch” occupies the top spot on Billboard Single Hot 100 Chart, making it the #1 song in the Country!

  • 1990

    Baseball’s All-Time Top Hitter, Pete Rose, is sentenced to 5 months in prison for tax evasion.

    Pete Rose Speaks To Media After Lifetime Ban Upheld

    LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 15: Former Major League Baseball player and manager Pete Rose speaks during a news conference at Pete Rose Bar & Grill to respond to his lifetime ban from MLB for gambling being upheld on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday announced that he was rejecting Rose’s application for reinstatement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

  • 2003

    A 42-year-old Austrian man received the world’s first tongue transplant as part of a 14-hour surgery where doctors removed a malignant tumor and successfully attached a new tongue.

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