MARCH 19 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for March 19

Thomas McKean (1734-1817) - Attorney and politician who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Moorfield Storey (1845-1929) - Co-founder of the NAACP.

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917) - Painter who was considered an early modernism influencer before modernism was recognized.

Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) - U.S. Marshal who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral.

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) - Famous painter and sculptor of the American Wild West.

William Morton Wheeler (1865-1937) - Entomologist and myrmecologist who life's work was the study of insects.

Clara Breed (1906-1994) - Librarian who is well-known for her support of Japanese American children who were in American internment camps.

Joseph Carroll (1910-1991) - The first commander and founder of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Robert G. Cole (1915-1944) - Medal of Honor recipient for his valor during D-Day and after during WWII.

James Wynne (1943-Still Living) - Co-inventor of excimer laser surgery at IBM.

Neil LaBute (1963-Still Living) -  Writer of In the Company of Men.

Memorable Events for March 19

1918 - Congress approves daylight saving time.

1920 - The U.S. Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles.

1931 - Nevada makes gambling legal.

1942 - President FDR orders all men between ages 45 and 64 to register for non-military duty.

1942 - The Thoroughbred Racing Association is formed in the U.S.

2003 - President George W. Bush announces the invasion of Iraq.