This Day in History: May 19, 2024
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1536
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded.
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1588
The 130-ship-strong Spanish Armada set sail for England; it was defeated in August.
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1643
The colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Harbor met to form the New England Confederation.
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1921
Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, establishing national quotas for immigrants.
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1928
The first annual Calaveras County "Frog Jumping Jubilee" was held in Angel's Camp, California.
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1935
British author and soldier, T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.
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1962
Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to president John F. Kennedy.
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1992
The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited Congress from giving itself midterm pay raises, went into effect.
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1994
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York.
