WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011

Today is Wednesday, January 19, the 19th day of 2011. There are 346 days left in the year.

1840 ― Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (U.S. claim)

1853 ― Verdi's opera ``Il Trovatore" premieres, in Rome

1903 ― New bicycle race ``Tour de France" announced

1915 ― Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude

1918 ― Soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly

1937 ― Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1960 ― Eisenhower and Premier Kishi sign U.S.-Japanese Security pact

1966 ― Indira Gandhi elected India's third prime minister

1981 ― U.S. and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages

1993 ― Israel recognizes PLO as no longer criminal