March 19, 1920: The United States Senate voted down signing the <a href="/encyclopedia/history/modern-europe/treaty-alliance/versailles-treaty-of">Treaty of Versailles</a> for the second time. |
March 19, 1931: <a href="/node/70028">Nevada</a> state legislature legalized gambling. |
March 19, 1953: <p>The <a href="/node/1436">Academy Awards</a> were first televised.</p> |
March 19, 2003: <a href="/node/156356">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a> is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, the beginning of the war with <a href="/node/70514">Iraq</a> (March 20 in Iraq). |
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