Thursday, July 19, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

JULY 19


1848:The first women's rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1870:The Franco-Prussian war began.
1941:Winston Churchill was the first to use the two-finger "V is for Victory" sign.
1966:Fifty year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow.
1984:Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for the vice-presidency by a major political party.
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