March 19

Tuesday 19, 2002:

U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities.

Friday 19, 1982:

Falklands War: Argentines land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war.

Sunday 19, 1972:

India and Bangladesh sign a friendship treaty.

Tuesday 19, 1918:

The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.

Wednesday 19, 1687:

Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.

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