Event:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has canceled trademarks of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name and trademarks are 'offensive to Native Americans'; the team has been under pressure for years to change its name
More Notable Events on June 19:
1995 New York Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry
1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long
1976 U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth
1956 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
1941 Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal