What happened February 19? Here are a few significant historical events that happened on February 19.

On this day in 1945, in the closing stages of World War II, U.S. Marines launched an invasion of Iwo Jima to gain control of the strategically vital island from Japanese forces, who fiercely resisted in the ensuing battle.

On February 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, a city in north-central Poland along the Vistula River. Known as the father of modern astronomy, he was the first European scientist to suggest that Earth and other planets orbit the sun.

The technology that paved the way for the modern music industry was developed in a laboratory in New Jersey, where Thomas Edison invented the first device capable of recording and playing back sound. He received U.S. Patent No. 200,521 for his invention, the phonograph, on February 19, 1878.

Please note that this is not a complete list, and many other (important) events have occurred on this day throughout history.

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