On August 19, 1929, the comedy ''Amos 'n' Andy'' made its network radio debut on NBC.
On August 19, 1955, severe flooding in the Northeast caused by the remnants of Hurricane Diane claimed some 200 lives.
On August 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage.
On August 19, 1994, President Clinton halted the nation's three-decade open-door policy for Cuban refugees.
On August 19, 1955, severe flooding in the Northeast caused by the remnants of Hurricane Diane claimed some 200 lives.
On August 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage.
On August 19, 1994, President Clinton halted the nation's three-decade open-door policy for Cuban refugees.