October 19th is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.1944 • The play I Remember Mama opened on Broadway. Marlon Brando made his debut with his appearance.
1959 • The 1st discothèque opens.
1959 • Patty Duke, at the age of twelve, made her Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker. The play lasted for 700 performances.
1960 • The U.S. imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products.
1973 • President Trickie Dickie rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
1989 • The Senate rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that barred the desecration of the American flag.
1998 • In Washington, DC, Microsoft went on trial to defend against an antitrust case.
2011 • Michael & Tracey Legel purchase used bright red 2007 VW Beetle.
2012 • Big Tex, a 52-foot statue and cultural icon in Dallas is destroyed by fire during the final weekend of the 2012 State Fair of Texas.