May 19th
May 19th, 1780: New England’s Dark Day. A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover caused complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States. Candles were needed by noon. The smoke and cloud cover remained until the following evening.
May 19th, 1962: Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden.
May 19th, 1965: Frustrated that his car, a 1935 Packard hearse, was ordered away by the Queen of England, Pete Townshend wrote My Generation on his 20th birthday while aboard a train.
May 19th, 1994: The In Loving Color series finale aired on Fox. The L.A. Law series finale aired on NBC.
May 19th, 2006: The Da Vinci Code opened in movie theaters.
May 19th, 2009: Glee premiered on Fox.
Guitarist Pete Townshend turns 75 years old.
Actress/model/singer Grace Jones turns 72 years old.
Bassist Dusty Hill turns 71 years old.
UFC Hall of Famer Georges St. Pierre turns 39 years old.
Singer/songwriter Sam Smith turns 28 years old.
May 19th is National Devils Food Cake Day.
