"Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. Also on this date: In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1847, the first rescuers reached members of the Donner Party, who had been snowbound in the Sierra Nevada near the California-Nevada border for nearly four months."
"In 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the internment of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry, including U.S.-born citizens. In 1945, Operation Detachment began during World War II as the first wave of U.S. Marines landed at Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful monthlong battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces."
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 is the 50th day of the year, with 315 days remaining. Key historical events on Feb. 19 include Thomas Edison's 1878 patent for the phonograph and Nicolaus Copernicus's 1473 birth in Torun, Poland. In 1847 rescuers reached the Donner Party after nearly four months snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. In 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 leading to the internment of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry; in 1945 U.S. Marines landed at Iwo Jima initiating a monthlong battle. Additional events include a 2003 Iranian military plane crash, Fidel Castro's 2008 resignation, and the 2025 SS United States tow to Mobile.
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