On February 19, 2010, professional golfer Tiger Woods gives a televised news conference in which he apologizes for his marital infidelities and admits to “selfish” and “foolish” behavior.

On a tragic day in 2003, the Iranian military was struck by a devastating loss as a plane carrying 275 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards crashed in southeastern Iran.

On February 19, 1992, 24-year-old recent film school graduate John Singleton becomes the youngest and first Black film director nominated for an Academy Award for his movie, Boyz n the Hood.

In February 1985, a new era in British television began with the debut of the iconic soap opera “EastEnders” on BBC Television.

On February 19, 1976, President Gerald R.

The Chicago Seven (formerly the Chicago Eight—one defendant, Bobby Seale, was being tried separately) are acquitted of riot conspiracy charges, but found guilty of inciting riot.

On February 19, 1963, Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique is published, shaking the ground beneath an American society rooted in a myth of pleasant domesticity and supported by the physical and emotional labor of women.

In 1959, a pivotal agreement was reached that marked a significant milestone in the history of Cyprus, culminating in the island's independence from colonial rule.

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On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison is awarded U.