On this day in history
October 19
American
1781Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and winning America…
Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and winning American independence.
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1987The Dow Jones collapses 22.6 percent in a single day on Black Monday, the worst one day crash in Wall Street h…
The Dow Jones collapses 22.6 percent in a single day on Black Monday, the worst one day crash in Wall Street history.
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World
439The Vandals under Gaiseric capture Carthage, seizing the breadbasket of the Western Roman Empire.
The Vandals under Gaiseric capture Carthage, seizing the breadbasket of the Western Roman Empire.
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1812Napoleon begins the retreat from Moscow with his starving Grande Armee, the start of one of history's great mi…
Napoleon begins the retreat from Moscow with his starving Grande Armee, the start of one of history's great military disasters.
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