JAN 19th THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On January 19  A servant is one who receives orders, and is not admitted to conference.  - Henry Ward Beecher, 1873 Jan 19 Birthdays 1992 - Shawn Johnson 1984 - Trever O'Brien 1982 - Jodie Sweetin 1980 - Jenson Button 1971 - Shawn Wayans 1969 - Wendy Moniz 1969 - Junior Seau 1961 - Paul McCrane 1958 - Thomas Kinkade 1954 - Katey Sagal 1953 - Desi Arnaz Jr. 1952 - Dewey Bunnell 1949 - Robert Palmer 1947 - Paula Deen 1946 - Dolly Parton 1944 - Shelley Fabares 1943 - Janis Joplin 1942 - Michael Crawford 1939 - Phil Everly 1931 - Tippi Hedren 1924 - Nicholas Colasanto 1923 - Jean Stapleton 1922 - Guy Madison 1918 - John H. Johnson 1839 - Paul Cezanne 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe 1807 - Robert E. Lee Jan 19 In History 1997 - Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. 1969 - Czech student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in response to Soviet Union invasion 1966 - Indira Gandhi takes charge as first female Prime Minister of India 1920 - US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1920 - Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight This Day in Business1955 - The board game market woud never be the same again - as Scrabble hits stories for the first time ever. This Day in Entertainment  1961 - First episode of the Dick Van Dyke show is filmed This Day in Geography  1419 - Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. This Day in Sports  2002 - The famous NFL Tuck Rule game - the Raiders lose to Tom Brady and the Pats because of the obscure rule. Today's HolidayRobert E. Lee Day (Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Miss. and Georgia) - Celebrates the birthday of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee.