19th August: Today In History

Today is Friday, August 19th, the 232, day of 2016. There are 134 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events: 
1909   The Indianapolis 500 race track opens for the first time. 
1945   Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. 
1990   Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert. 
1991   Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev is overthrown by a coup. 

Birthdays: 
1871   Orville Wright (Airplane Inventor) 
1931   Willie Shoemaker (Horse racing jockey) 
1946   Bill Clinton (42nd US President) 
1963   John Stamos (Actor) 
1965   Kyra Sedgwick (Actor) 
1966   Lee Ann Womack (Singer) 
1969   Matthew Perry (Actor)

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