This day in history

[November 19, 2010]  (AP)  Today is Friday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2010. There are 42 days left in the year.

Today's highlight in history:

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

On this date:

In 1600, King Charles I of England was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

In 1794, the United States and Britain signed Jay's Treaty, which resolved some issues left over from the Revolutionary War.

In 1831, the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was born in Orange Township, Ohio.

In 1919, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification.

In 1942, during World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front.

In 1959, Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel.

In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second manned landing on the moon.

In 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva.

In 1990, the pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices to the "Girl You Know It's True" album.

Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton ended a historic visit to Vietnam. Attorney Charles Ruff, who'd represented President Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and his impeachment trial, died in Washington, D.C., at age 61.

Five years ago: Two dozen Iraqi men, women and children in Haditha were killed by U.S. Marines after a Marine was killed by a roadside bomb; the squad leader, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, is awaiting trial on charges of voluntary manslaughter. President George W. Bush arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders. For the first time in 58 years, Indians legally walked into Pakistan after a landmark decision to temporarily open divided Kashmir's heavily militarized border following a major earthquake. Tropical Storm Gamma deluged the coast of Central America.

One year ago: President Barack Obama wrapped up his weeklong Asia trip in South Korea, where he said the United States had begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits. President Hamid Karzai pledged to get tough on corruption and strengthen security in Afghanistan as he started a second five-year term. Artist Jeanne-Claude, who helped create various "wrapping" projects with her husband Christo, died in New York at age 74.

Today's birthdays: Actor Alan Young is 91. Talk show host Larry King is 77. Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch is 75. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 74. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 72. Singer Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 71. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 71. TV journalist Garrick Utley is 71. Actor Dan Haggerty is 69. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is 69. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 68. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 61. Actor Robert Beltran is 57. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 56. Actress Glynnis O'Connor is 55. Newscaster Ann Curry is 54. Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is 54. Actress Allison Janney is 51. Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 50. Actress Meg Ryan is 49. Actress-director Jodie Foster is 48. Actress Terry Farrell is 47. TV chef Rocco DiSpirito is 44. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 44. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 44. Actress Erika Alexander is 41. Rock musician Travis McNabb is 41. Singer Tony Rich is 39. Country singer Jason Albert (Heartland) is 37. Country singer Billy Currington is 37. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is 37. Country musician Chad Jeffers is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamika Scott (Xscape) is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lil' Mo is 33. Olympic gold medal gymnast Kerri Strug is 33. Actor Reid Scott is 33.

Thought for today: "My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed." -- Christopher Morley, American author and journalist (1890-1957)

[Associated Press]

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