July 19

Wednesday 19, 1989:

A Douglas DC-10 carrying United Airlines flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 112 but due to extraordinary efforts by the pilot and his crew, 184 on board survive.

Thursday 19, 1979:

The Sandinista rebels overthrow the US-backed government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.

Sunday 19, 1964:

Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.

Wednesday 19, 1544:

The Siege of Boulogne began.

Sunday 19, 1333:

Battle of Halidon Hill: the final battle of the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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