February 19, 1956
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2026: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in 379 years.
- 2020: Nine people are killed in two domestic terrorist shootings in Hanau, Hesse, Germany.
- 2012: Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
- 2012: Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.
2021
- High
- 44°F
- Low
- 28°F
- Humidity
- 72%
- Wind
- 13 km/h
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The Ten Commandments
North by Northwest
Giant
The Searchers
Night and Fog
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1956
1956-02-19