Event:
Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online
More Notable Events on September 19:
1988 Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
1957 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas, Nevada
1950 U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic
1893 New Zealand is 1st country to grant all its women the right to vote
1854 Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car
