May 19 in History

Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus endi

1848 — Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U

S. states to the United States for US$15 million.

May 19 spans 57 recorded events across recorded history, from 639 to 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 57 events 639 – 2024

More major events on May 19

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1963 The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Source
  2. 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt. Source
  3. 1828 U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, sparking outrage in the South and leading to the Nullification crisis. Source

Did you know

In 1848, Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

Did you know

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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It was signed on the 2nd of February 1848 in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

Did you know

In 1848, Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

Did you know

In 1848, Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.


639
Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assault Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
Göktürk general and noble (d. 639)
715 Pope_Gregory_II
Pope Gregory II is elected.
Head of the Catholic Church from 715 to 731
934 Byzantine_Empire
The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under the leadership of John Kourkouas.
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
1051 Henry_I_of_France
Henry I of France marries the Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev.
King of the Franks from 1031 to 1060
1445 John_II_of_Castile
John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo.
King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454
1499 Catherine_of_Aragon
Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales.
Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
1535 Jacques_Cartier
French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
1536 Anne_Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
Queen of England from 1533 to 1536
1542
The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Myanmar.
State in present-day Myanmar (Burma) from 1482 to 1542
1643 Thirty_Years'_War
Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
Major war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
1649
An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament.
England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
1655 Invasion_of_Jamaica
The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
1655 invasion of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660
1674 John_III_Sobieski
John III Sobieski becomes king of Poland-Lithuania.
Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1674 to 1696
1743 Jean-Pierre_Christin
Jean-Pierre Christin develops the centigrade temperature scale.
French scientist (1683–1755)
1749 George_II_of_Great_Britain
King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
1776 American_Revolutionary_War
American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
1775–1783 conflict in North America
1780 New_England's_Dark_Day
New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, is observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
1780 darkness in New England and Canada
1798 Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt.
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
1802 Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour.
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
1828 John_Quincy_Adams
U.S.
President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, sparking outrage in the South and leading to the Nullification crisis.
1845 John_Franklin
Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
1883 Buffalo_Bill
Buffalo Bill's first Buffalo Bill's Wild West opens in Omaha, Nebraska.
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
1900 Great_Britain
Great Britain annexes Tonga Island.
Island northwest of continental Europe
1900 Second_Boer_War
Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
1899–1902 war in South Africa
1911 Parks_Canada
Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
Canadian government agency
1917 Rosenborg_BK
The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
Association football club in Trondheim, Norway
1919 Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938
1921 United_States_Congress
The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
Bicameral legislature of the United States
1922 Young_Pioneers_(Soviet_Union)
The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
Soviet Union youth organization
1933 Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim
Finnish cavalry general C.
G. E. Mannerheim is appointed the field marshal.
1934 Zveno
Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
1927–1949 Bulgarian nationalist military and political organisation
1942 World_War_II
World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor for repairs.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1943 Winston_Churchill's_address_to_the_United_States_Congress_(1943)
Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U.S.
Congress
1945 Syrians
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis.
People of Syria
1950 Pakistan
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
Country in South Asia
1959 People's_Army_of_Vietnam
The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Combined military forces of Vietnam
1961 Venera_program
Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
Soviet program that explored Venus with multiple probes
1961 Silchar
At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement.
City in Assam, India
1962 John_F._Kennedy
A birthday salute to U.S.
President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
1963 Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
1971
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
Space program of the Soviet Union
1986 Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S.
President Ronald Reagan.
1991 Croatia
Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
Country in Central and Southeast Europe
1993 SAM_Colombia_Flight_501
SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia, killing 132.
1993 aviation accident
1996 Space_Shuttle_program
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77.
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
1997 Sierra_Gorda
The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
Ecoregion in Mexico
2000 Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
2007 President_of_Romania
President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
Head of state
2007
A mass shooting starts in Moscow, Idaho, which would leave 3 non-shooters dead and 3 more injured, before the shooter committed suicide the next day.
Mass shooting in Idaho, US
2010 Royal_Thai_Armed_Forces
The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
Unified military forces of Thailand
2012 Brindisi_school_bombing
Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and injuring five others.
2012 bombing of Morvillo Falcone High School in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
2012
A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.
2012 car bombing in Deir ez-Zor, Syria during the Syrian Civil War
2015 Refugio_oil_spill
The Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S.
gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto an area in California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the west coast.
2016 EgyptAir_Flight_804
EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board.
2016 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
2018 Wedding_of_Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
2018 British royal wedding
2024 2024_Varzaqan_helicopter_crash
A helicopter crash in Iran leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president Ebrahim Raisi & foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
2024 helicopter accident in Iran

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