On This Day for May 19 - Ringling Bros. Circus formed, Malcolm X is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. May 19 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Malcolm X READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1884 Ringling Bros. Circus formed READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ; the ceremony, unlike any previous British royal wedding, mixed pomp and circumstance with African American culture, the latter a celebration of the bride's biracial background. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English royalty.] 2001: Apple Inc. opened its first two retail stores, in McLean, Virginia, and Glendale, California. [ Take our computers and technology quiz.] 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis—who, as U.S. first lady, married to President John F. Kennedy, became known for her style and elegance—died in New York City. [ Test your knowledge of U.S. first ladies.] 1935: British archaeological scholar, military strategist, and author T.E. Lawrence, whose life inspired the epic film Lawrence of Arabia (1962), died at age 46 following a motorcycle accident. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous Englishmen.] 1930: Playwright Lorraine Hansberry, whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, was born in Chicago. [Take our theatre quiz .] 1890: Ho Chi Minh—founder of the Indochina Communist Party (1930) and its successor, the Viet Minh (1941), and president (1945–69) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)—was born in Hoang Tru, Vietnam, French Indochina. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Southeast Asia.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1925 Malcolm X American Muslim leader 1992 Sam Smith British singer-songwriter 1925 Pol Pot Cambodian political leader 1976 Kevin Garnett American basketball player 1890 Ho Chi Minh president of North Vietnam 1928 Dolph Schayes American basketball player 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 © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help