This Day in History
Today: November 19, 2025
461
Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer.[1]
636
The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq.
1493
Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island called Borinquen he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed again Puerto Rico).[2]
1794
The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
1802
The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (present-day Belize).
1808
Finnish War: The Convention of Olkijoki in Raahe ends hostilities in Finland.[3][4]
1816
Warsaw University is established.[5]
1847
The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened.
1863
American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1881
A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odesa, Ukraine.[6]
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