Historical Events for 19th May 2023

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1506 - Christopher Columbus selects his son Diego Columbus as sole heir
1517 - Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht
1828 - U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into law to protect industry in the North
1893 - Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley killing 111 in Norway
1941 - Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
1958 - "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
1968 - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games
1983 - Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
1984 - 109th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Gate Dancer wins his second Pimlico classic
2020 - Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change"

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