On this day: November 19

POSTED: 10:37 PM MST Nov 15, 2012    UPDATED: 12:00 AM MST Nov 19, 2012 

Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, Ford discontinues the Edsel, Rocky and Bullwinkle make their debut, Milli Vanilli lose their Grammy, and the first Wii goes on sale, all on this day.

OTD November 19 - Christopher Columbus
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1493: Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista, but it is later renamed Puerto Rico.

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