This Day in History: June 19th

Here are ten interesting events that took place on June 19th throughout history:

1. 325: The original Nicene Creed, a foundational statement of Christian belief, is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
2. 1846: The first officially recorded baseball game takes place in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.
3. 1865: Union General Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas, and announces the end of slavery, leading to the celebration of Juneteenth.
4. 1910: The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington, United States.
5. 1944: The Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the largest naval battles in history, takes place during World War II between the United States and Japan.
6. 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of being Soviet spies, are executed in the United States.
7. 1978: Garfield, the popular comic strip created by Jim Davis, makes its debut.
8. 1987: Basque separatist group ETA detonates a bomb at a supermarket in Barcelona, Spain, resulting in the death of 21 people and injuring dozens more.
9. 2009: Iceland’s national football team defeats the Netherlands 2-1 in a major upset during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
10. 2012: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, United Kingdom.

These are just a few notable events that occurred on June 19th throughout history.

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