This Day in History: September 19, 2024
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1881
President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2.
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1934
Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the Lindbergh baby kidnap-murder.
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1955
President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup.
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1957
The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.
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1962
Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling in the University of Mississippi.
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1985
The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second earthquake hit 36 hours later.
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1994
U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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2001
The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
