10-19-2006, 05:58 AM
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October 19th
1745 ~ Death of Jonathan Swift, Author.
1781 ~ Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, effectively ending the American War of Independence.
1931 ~ Birthday of John Le Carré, Author.
1943 ~ Streptomycin was isolated; the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis.
1950 ~ Death of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Poet.
1954 ~ Metal fatigue was identified as the cause of Comet crashes.
1960 ~ The U.S. imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba.
1987 ~ The DJI fell by 22% (Black Monday).
2003 ~ Mother Teresa beatified by Pope John Paul II.
2005 ~ Trial of Saddam Hussein began.
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