APRIL 19, 2024 | NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY | NATIONAL CLEAN OUT YOUR MEDICINE CABINET DAY | NATIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY | NATIONAL NORTH DAKOTA DAY | NATIONAL GARLIC DAY | NATIONAL AMARETTO DAY
APRIL 19, 2024 | NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY | NATIONAL CLEAN OUT YOUR MEDICINE CABINET DAY | NATIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY | NATIONAL NORTH DAKOTA DAY | NATIONAL GARLIC DAY | NATIONAL AMARETTO DAY
NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY
Each year on April 19th, Project Laundry List works with hundreds of other organizations to sponsor National Hanging Out Day. This day encourages communities to learn about the benefits, both financially and environmentally, of using a clothesline for drying laundry. According to Project Laundry Lists' website, clothes dryers account for an astonishing six to ten percent of residential energy consumption. Read more...
NATIONAL CLEAN OUT YOUR MEDICINE CABINET DAY
National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day occurs annually on the third Friday in April. The day aims to raise awareness and effectively rid homes of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications sitting in medicine cabinets, nightstands, or kitchen cabinets that have the potential for misuse or abuse by family members, friends, or visitors. Read more...
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY
Each year, National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day on April 19th honors the memory of those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. It remained the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001, attacks. The blast in Oklahoma City claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children under the age of 6, and injured more than 680 people. Read more...
NATIONAL NORTH DAKOTA DAY
On April 19th, National North Dakota Day recognizes the Peace Garden State. Long before Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara arrived in North Dakota. During the Corps of Discovery, the team camped at Fort Mandan along the Missouri River for the winter. Here, their translators, Sacagawea and Charbonneau, joined the expedition. Sacagawea would also give birth to her son, Jean Baptiste. Read more...
NATIONAL GARLIC DAY
Each year on April 19th, National Garlic Day celebrates a vegetable also known as the stinking rose. The fragrant and potent root has been seasoning dishes for thousands of years. Read more...
NATIONAL AMARETTO DAY
On April 19th, National Amaretto Day recognizes a liqueur known around the world for its flavor and aroma. Read more...
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On Deck for April 20, 2024
National Days
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DAY
NATIONAL CHEDDAR FRIES DAY
NATIONAL LOOK ALIKE DAY
420 DAY
NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY
NATIONAL LIMA BEAN RESPECT DAY
NATIONAL PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE DAY
NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS DAY
April 19th Celebrated History
1775
The American Revolution begins.
1897
J.J. McDermott wins the first Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 55 minutes, and 10 seconds. The Boston Athletic Association hosted the race from Ashland to Boston and other games at Irvington Oval. Fifteen runners competed in the race.
1924
WLS-AM in Chicago begins airing National Barn Dance. The radio show broadcast for 36 years. In 1925, George D. Hay created a similar radio show at WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee, called WSM Barn Dance. Within two years, he renamed it the Grand Ole Opry, which still airs today.
1967
K.V. Switzer ran the Boston Marathon in 1967 and completed the race in four hours forty-four minutes thirty-one seconds. She was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon, though, at the time, women weren't allowed to race.
1995
More than 500 people were injured, and 168 people lost their lives in a domestic terrorist attack of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
April 19th Celebrated Birthdays
Sarah Bagley - 1806
As a young mill worker became an early advocate for factory workers. She advocated 10-hour workdays and better working conditions in the mills. In 1846, Bagley made history when she became the first female telegraph operator.
Lucretia Garfield - 1832
The 21st First Lady of the United States served a short six months in the White House. In July, an assassin shot President James Garfield. As his death came a slow two months later, the First Lady was by his side.
Eliot Ness - 1903
During the Prohibition Era, Eliot Ness became known for his law enforcement efforts to fight organized crime syndicates in Chicago. He created a team called "The Untouchables" tasked with the arrest and conviction of Al Capone.
Susan Polgar - 1969
The Hungarian-born chess player earned top FIDE raking at the age of 15. She is only the third woman in the world to be awarded the title of Grandmaster.