It happenned on a… 19 April

Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba’s central committee after 45 years of holding the title.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI of the Papal conclave.

The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show.

Sally Ride is named the 1st American woman astronaut.

Charles Manson sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sharon Tate.

Johnny Cash releases his single « Ring Of Fire » written by his future wife June Carter and Merle Kilgore.

Shirley Temple appears in her 1st feature length film, « Stand Up & Cheer ».

Actress Mae West found guilty of “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” in a New York stage play entitled « Sex ».

1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), the world’s oldest annual marathon inspired by success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

Fire destroys the Parliament Buildings in Quebec City.

Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI in a proxy wedding.

Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.