| Date | Weekday | Event |
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| March 19, 1822 | Tuesday | Boston - Mass incorporated |
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| March 19, 1859 | Saturday | Faust by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris |
| March 19, 1895 | Tuesday | LA Railway established |
| March 19, 1917 | Monday | US Supreme Court upheld 8 hour work day for RR |
| March 19, 1918 | Tuesday | Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight time |
| March 19, 1920 | Friday | US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time |
| March 19, 1928 | Monday | Amos & Andy debuts on radio |
| March 19, 1931 | Thursday | Nevada legalized gambling |
| March 19, 1942 | Thursday | FDR orders men between 45 & 64 register for non military duty |
| March 19, 1945 | Monday | 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan |
| March 19, 1949 | Saturday | 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy - Oak Ridge - Tn |
| March 19, 1951 | Monday | Herman Wouk's Caine Mutiny published |
| March 19, 1953 | Thursday | Academy Awards ceremony (1st telecast) |
| March 19, 1954 | Friday | 1st rocket-driven sled on rails tested - Alamogordo - NM |
| March 19, 1974 | Tuesday | Anne Klien dies at 50 |
| March 19, 1976 | Friday | Buckingham Palace announces separation of Princess Margaret |
| March 19, 1979 | Monday | House of Reps begin day-to-day TV broadcasts |
| March 19, 1981 | Thursday | 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident |
| March 19, 1984 | Monday | Kate & Allie premiers |
| March 19, 1987 | Thursday | PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns |