Today in history - Nov. 19

Today is Sunday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2006. There are 42 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:


On Nov. 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.


On this date:


In 1794, the United States and Britain signed Jay's Treaty, which resolved some issues left over from the Revolutionary War.


In 1831, the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was born in Orange, Ohio.

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