9 Newsworthy Events from November 19

What do president Abraham Lincoln, soccer star Pelé and artist Vincent van Gogh have in common?” All three share an important newsworthy anniversary on November 19th.

Read to find out about these and other interesting tales that happened on November 19th.

         1493 – Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (it is later renamed Puerto Rico, meaning “rich port”).

         1863 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

         1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

         1959 – The Ford Motor Company announces plans to discontinue the unpopular Edsel. The Edsel was named for Ford’s son. Side note: you can see a real Edsel in person inside of Lori's Diner in San Francisco. 

         1969 – Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

         1969 – World famous soccer (futbol) player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

         1990 – Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

         1998 – Monica Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton, ostensibly for inappropriate relations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

         1998 – Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of the Artist Without Beard sells at auction for $71.5 million.

While these interesting facts about Lincoln, Pelé, and van Gogh on November 19th have nothing to do with my real estate business selling Silicon Valley homes to families in San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga in Santa Clara County, Calif., they add fun and entertainment to life.

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