February 19: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1600Peru's Huaynaputina erupted in the most powerful eruption in South America's recorded history.
2. 1674Under the Treaty of Westminster, the Netherlands ceded New Amsterdam to England; the city became permanently known as New York.
3. 1819British captain William Smith discovered the South Shetland Islands near Antarctica.
4. 1878Thomas Edison patented the phonograph, which could record and play back sound.
5. 1959Britain accepted the agreement granting Cyprus independence; independence was officially declared the following year.

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