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June 19

1835: A tornado struck the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey, destroying nearly 150 houses and killing 5 people. This was the deadliest tornado in the history of the state.

1962: The TIROS-5 weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The TIROS-7 satellite from the same program was launched exactly one year later.

1919: A violent tornado killed 57 people in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

1959: The Escuminac Hurricane sunk 22 fishing boats off New Brunswick, killing 35 people.

1999: The QuikSCAT satellite, which measured winds over the world's oceans for more than 10 years, was launched.