November 19th, 1863:

During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers what becomes known as the Gettysburg Address.

He speaks at the dedication of a national cemetery in Pennsylvania on the site of one of the war's major battles just months earlier.

1977:

A step toward peace in the Middle East, as Egypt's President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to visit Israel.

Two years later, Israel and Egypt sign a peace treaty, months after President Jimmy Carter helps broker the Camp David Accords in the United States.

1959:

Ford halts production of the unpopular Edsel, after the model's massive flop with America's car-shopping public.

1905:

Tommy Dorsey --- one of swing music's big band leaders, along with his brother Jimmy --- is born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

And, 1962:

Actress Jodie Foster is born in Los Angeles.

Among her roles: Taxi Driver, The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs , Contact and Panic Room.

Today in History, November 19th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.