January 19

Saturday 19, 2002:

Michael Jordan, formerly of the Washington Wizards, plays his first game in Chicago since rejoining the NBA.

Sunday 19, 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.

Wednesday 19, 1977:

Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that this occurs.

Tuesday 19, 1915:

German zeppelins bomb the cities of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.

Sunday 19, 1840:

Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.