On This Day for November 19 - Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel, Indira Gandhi is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 19 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Indira Gandhi READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1977 Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2017: American criminal and cult leader Charles Manson—whose followers carried out several notorious murders in the 1960s, notably those at the home of Sharon Tate—died in prison at age 83. [ Read about seven of history's most notorious serial killers.] 2007: Amazon.com began selling the Kindle, a wireless electronic reading device that played a key role in popularizing e-books. [ Read our list of the seven ways our ancestors took their reading on the go.] 2002: As had the House of Representatives the previous week, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the creation of a new cabinet department, the Department of Homeland Security , to have a workforce of 170,000. [Test your knowledge of the United States.] 1990: The pop duo Milli Vanilli became the first performers to be stripped of a Grammy Award (for best new artist) after it was revealed that the two men had not sung on the album Girl You Know It's True (1989). [Take our quiz about the Grammy Awards.] 1975: The dramatic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was released in American theatres, and it became the first film since It Happened One Night (1934) to win the Academy Awards for best picture, director (Miloš Forman), lead actor (Jack Nicholson), lead actress ( Louise Fletcher), and screenplay. [How much do you know about the Academy Awards?] 1962: American actress Jodie Foster, who was best known for her dramatic portrayals of misfit characters set against intimidating challenges, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1962 Jodie Foster American actress and director 1600 Charles I king of Great Britain and Ireland 1917 Indira Gandhi prime minister of India 1958 Charlie Kaufman American screenwriter and director 1835 Lakshmi Bai queen of Jhansi 1954 Abdel Fattah al-Sisi president of Egypt SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help