April 19

What happened on April 19 in history

3 events fall on April 19, from 1775 to 1995. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on April 19

  1. 1775

    The battles of Lexington and Concord

    The shot heard round the world opens the American Revolutionary War.

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  2. 1943

    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

    Jewish fighters resist deportation for nearly a month.

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  3. 1995

    The Oklahoma City bombing

    A truck bomb destroys a federal building and kills 168 people.

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