Get On This Day delivered free to your inbox: http://bit.ly/14agw7n http://www.worldcrunch.com
1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#/media/File:Speaker_Gillett_Signing_the_Suffrage_Bill.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZYAnbakuU
1201 – The city of Riga, Latvia, is founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e09KNp15iFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Mq4j0yjJQ
1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJJb3F4sbC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4VNvAVeJA
1983 – Mika, Lebanese-English singer-songwriter and pianist, is born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_%28singer%29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmZSaNi3jE
