Interesting stuff that has happened on July 19

This year I am turning 43- so I thought it would be interesting to share facts that happened on this day. Maybe add in some movie releases or book releases...and some interesting July facts. I have never researched stuff from this day before and found it very interesting and enlightening. Have you ever done something like this for your birthday? Or anything else? There is so much to learn and really too many facts to list. I narrowed it down by what was most interesting to ME and I imagine if you did the same day some of the stuff would be the same and others would be more interesting to you.

Famous birthdays #21-22

Famous weddings #23-25

Most popular books published in 1978 #26-37

Daily Holidays for 2021 that are on July 19th-I especially love "stick out your tongue!"

1. 1848-1st US women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls NY, organised by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
2. 1875-Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC
3. 1880-San Francisco Public Library starts lending books
4. 1913-Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers Among Popular Songs"; "Malinda's Wedding Day" by singers Byron Harlan and Arthur Collins is #1 (recorded in Camden, New Jersey)
5. 1923-WRC-AM in Washington, D.C. begins radio transmissions
6. 1941-BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)
7. 1941-US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC)
8. 1941-Tom and Jerry first appear under their own names in cartoon "The Midnight Snack" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
9. 1952-XV Summer Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland
10. 1954-Elvis Presley's debut single, a cover of Arthur Cruddup's "That's All Right" is released  
11. 1961-1st in-flight movie shown on TWA
12. 1965-Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
13. 1967-1st air conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line)
14. 1969-Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit
15. 1978-New York Yankees start historic 14 game comeback with 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN
16. 1979- Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe
17. 1980-XXII Summer Olympic Games open in Moscow, Russia; led by United States, 66 nations boycott event because of Soviet-Afghan war
18. 1984-1st female to captain a 747 across Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer)
19. 1985-Christa McAuliffe chosen as 1st school teacher to fly aboard the space shuttle
20. 1996-XXVI Summer Olympic Games open in Atlanta, Georgia
21.  1814-Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1862)
22.  1963-Garth Nix, Australian author (Keys to the Kingdom), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
23.  1966-American saloon singer Frank Sinatra (50) marries American actress Mia Farrow (21) at the Las Vegas, Nevada home of casino executive Jack Entratter; divorce in 1968
24.  2003- "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (27) weds "Course of Nature" lead singer-guitarist Mark Wilkerson (26) in Florence, Italy
25.  2014-Maroon 5 lead vocalist Adam Levine (35) weds Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo (25) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
26.  The stand by Stephen King #1
    
27.  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett #6
    
28.  Freckle Juice by Judy Blume #17
    
29.  A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman #18
    
30.  The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges #28
    
31.   The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson #36
    
32.  I can Read With my Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss #37
    
33.  The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl #39
    
34.  The Berenstain Bears Go to School #40
    
35.  The Snowman by Raymond Briggs #46
    
36.  Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst #96
    
37.  Bloody Mary the Life of Mary Tudor by Carolly Erickson #98
    
38.  Birthstone: Ruby
    
39.  July Flowers: Larkspur, Waterlily, and Delphinium
    
40. Flight Attendant Safety Professionals Day - July 19 and Flitch Day - July 19
41. Global Hug Your Kid Day - July 19, 2021 (Third Monday in July) and National Get Out of the Doghouse Day - July 19, 2021 (Third Monday in July)
42. National Raspberry Cake Day - July 19 and Stick Out Your Tongue Day - July 19
43. New Friends Day - July 19 (Also on January 19 and October 19)
    

Number's 1-25 were taken from this site. 

Most popular books of 1978 are listed here.

Holiday observances were taken from here.

So, what holidays do you look forward to celebrating today? I think I might take every opportunity to stick out my tongue and hug my kids, the second one will be a bit harder since they both work today 😂 What facts were most interesting to you? Have you read any of the books that were popular from 1978? I have actually read them all over the years, but didn't know they were the most popular from 1978 until I did this research. I hope you all have a great day and I would love to hear what you thought about this post :)