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The Nineteenth Day of February

--According to astrologers, today begins the sun sign of Pisces. Those born beginning today through March 20 are Pisces, a water sign, ruled by the planet Neptune.

--Born on this date in 1473, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who is best known for his workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center, known as a heliocentric system. Prior to the work of Copernicus, astronomers believed the Earth to be, not only the center of our solar system, but of the Universe.

--On this date in 1771, French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the star cluster known as "M 47".

--On this date in 1986, the Russian space station, Mir was launched into orbit around the Earth. Over the years, the station was a temporary home to numerous astronauts, including several Americans, before being deliberately dumped into the Pacific Ocean in March, 2001.

For more information on what happened today in American History, visit the Library of Congress American Memory collection for "Today in History: February 19

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