Memorable Birthdays for February 19
Charles Robert Woods (1827-1855) - American Brevet Major General (Union Army).
Bill Bowerman (1911-1999) - Co-founder of Nike.
Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) - Animator who worked for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
Smokey Robinson (1940-Still Living) - Legendary Motown singer.
William Messner-Loebs (1949-Still Living) - Comic writer and artist for Flash and Wonder Woman.
Amy Tan (1952-Still Living) - Author of the The Joy Luck Club.
Jeff Daniels (1955-Still Living) - Actor with roles in Dumb & Dumber and The Newsroom.
Roderick MacKinnon (1956-Still Living) - Biologist who received the Nobel Prize for his work and discoveries on ion channels.
John Laroche (1962-Still Living) - Horticulturist who became known as the orchid poacher.
Justine Bateman (1966-Still Living) - Former actress best known for her role as Mallory on Family Ties.
Jeff Kinney (1971-Still Living) - Author and illustrator who wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series.
Memorable Events for February 19
1807 - Former VP Aaron Burr is arrested for treason.
1856 - Hamilton Smith patented the first tin-type camera.
1878 - Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his cylinder phonograph.
1881 - Kansas becomes the first state to prohibit all alcoholic.
1906 - Will Keith Kellogg co-founds Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company (Kellogg's).
1913 - Cracker Jack adds its first prize inserted to their box.
1914 - Charlotte May Pierstorff is mailed to her grandparents by train through the post office.
1942 - President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 to detain and intern all Japanese Americans into camps across the country.
1945 - Nearly 30,000 Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
1953 - Georgia becomes the first state to censor literature.
1968 - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood makes its first debut.
1985 - Coca-Cola introduces Cherry Coke.
1997 - The FCC creates 311 for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls.