On this day: June 19 (opens in new tab)

June 19: Dragon Boat Festival in China and Taiwan (2026); Juneteenth in the United States Szymanowski in 1922 1718 – An earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau led to the deaths of more than 73,000 people. 1846 – The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. 1926 – King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski (pictured), was premiered at the ...