April 19 in History
1774
April 19, 1774:Italian and French opera composer, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera “Iphigénie en Aulide” premieres in Paris.
1919
April 19, 1919:The American parachutist Leslie Irvin performs the world's first-ever free fall parachute jump by using a rip cord instead of a canister.
1924
April 19, 1924:"National Barn Dance" shows on a commercial television station in Chicago Illinois called ‘WLS’.
1927
April 19, 1927: Celebrated actress Mae West is charged with “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth”. She is sentenced to 10 days imprisonment and slapped with a fine of 500 USD.1948
April 19, 1948: The multinational commercial broadcast television network, known as the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) launches its television network.1971
April 19, 1971:The first orbital station, Salyut 1 is put into orbit by the Soviet Union.
1975
April 19, 1975:United States pop rock band The Raspberries, known for the hit songs titled “Go All the Way” and “I Can Remember” officially breaks up.
1987
April 19, 1987:The first installment of the animated sitcom titled “The Simpsons” is broadcasted.
1994
April 19, 1994:US rapper and entrepreneur Nas drops his debut studio album titled “Illmatic” by Columbia Records at age 20.
