Today in History: November 19, Edsel era ends at Ford

In contemporary times is Wednesday Nov the rd day of There are days left in the year This day in history On Nov Ford Motor Co revealed it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel Also on this date In President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania Related Articles Judge orders man accused of starting deadly LA wildfire jailed while awaiting trial Teaching Department takes a major step forward amid Trump administration s plans to dismantle it Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files and Trump agrees to sign bill Meeting Saudi crown prince Trump brushes off journalist s killing Things happen Florida grandfather born in refugee camp nabbed by ICE after years in U S In Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second crewed landing on the moon In Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel In President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev met for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva In Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr testified before the House Judiciary Committee during impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton The full House approved two articles of impeachment against Clinton that December Clinton was later acquitted in a Senate trial In Charles Manson the cult leader behind the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles in died in a California hospital at the age of after nearly a half-century in prison In five people were killed and injured when a shooter opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs Colorado This day s Birthdays Talk show host Dick Cavett is Media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner is Fashion designer Calvin Klein is Poet Sharon Olds is Sportscaster and former NFL wide receiver Ahmad Rashad is Broadcast journalist Ann Curry is Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is Writer-filmmaker Charlie Kaufman is Actor Allison Janney is Actor Meg Ryan is Actor-filmmaker Jodie Foster is Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Gail Devers is Entrepreneur Jack Dorsey is Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Kerri Strug is Actor Reid Scott is Film director Barry Jenkins Moonlight is Actor Adam Driver is NHL forward Patrick Kane is