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October 19
What the New York Times reported on October 19 throughout history — spanning 1953 to 2025.
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October 19 in History
— 1950s · 3 stories
1956
70y ago
1950s
The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
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1955
71y ago
1950s
The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
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1953
73y ago
1950s
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is published.
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