October 19
1781 - British General Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution.
1812 - French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte began their retreat from Moscow.
1814 - The first documented public performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” took place at the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore.
1944 - The U.S. Navy began accepting Black women into WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
1950 - During the Korean Conflict, United Nations forces entered the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
1960 - The United States imposes a partial embargo on goods exported to Cuba.
1960 - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a sit-down protest at a lunch counter in Atlanta. (Sent to prison for a parole violation over a traffic offense, King was released after three days following an appeal by Robert F. Kennedy.)
1977 - The supersonic Concorde made its first landing in New York City.
1983 - The U.S. Senate passed a bill (78-22) making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a public holiday.
1987 - The stock market crashed on what came to be known as "Black Monday." Stocks dropped a record 508 points, or 22.6%, topping the drops on October 28 and 29 in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression.
2001 - U.S. special forces began operations on the ground in Afghanistan, opening a significant new phase of the assault against the Taliban and al-Qaida.
2003 - Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.
2010 - The Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation’s history.
2021 - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally of former President Donald Trump defied a subpoena for documents and testimony.
2021 - A federal grand jury indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. (Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022; he resigned two days later.)
Birthdays
24 - Katie Douglas (actress)
29 - Hunter King (actress)
32 - Ciara Renee (actress/singer)
39 - Rebecca Ferguson (actress)
40 - Gillian Jacobs (actress)
42 - Benjamin Salisbury (actor)
45 - Jason Reitman (director)
46 - Cyndi Thomson (singer)
46 - Omar Gooding (actor)
52 - Chris Kattan (actor/comedian)
53 - Trey Parker (writer/actor)
56 - Jon Favreau (actor)
58 - Ty Pennington (TV host)
60 - Evander Holyfield (boxer)
62 - Jennifer Holliday (singer)
70 - Charlie Chase (talk show host)
70 - Floyd Mayweather Sr. (boxer)
71 - Annie Golden (actress)
77 - John Lithgow (actor)
82 - Michael Gambon (actor)
86 - Tony Lo Bianco (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 19
1895 - Nebraska defeats the Denver Athletic Club 12-4.
1907 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 8-5.
1912 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1929 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 12-7.
1933 - Basketball was introduced to the 1936 Olympic Games by the Berlin Organization Committee.
1935 - Nebraska and Kansas State play to a 0-0 tie.
1940 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 53-2.
1946 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 16-14.
1957 - Syracuse defeats Nebraska 26-9.
1957 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first player in NHL history to score 500 career goals.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 28-6.
1968 - #20 Missouri defeats #13 Nebraska 16-14.
1974 - #12 Nebraska defeats #13 Kansas 56-0.
1985 - #7 Nebraska defeats Missouri 28-20.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 38-31.
1996 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the New York Yankees by a World Series record-tying 11 runs in a 12-1 win.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Texas Tech 24-10.
1998 - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson got his boxing license back after he had lost it for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during a fight.
2002 - Oklahoma State defeats Nebraska 24-21.
2014 - DeMarco Murray (Dallas Cowboys) became the first NFL player to run for more than 100 yards in each of the first 7 games of a season.
2017 - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 to reach the World Series for the first time in almost three decades.
1781 - British General Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution.
1812 - French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte began their retreat from Moscow.
1814 - The first documented public performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” took place at the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore.
1944 - The U.S. Navy began accepting Black women into WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
1950 - During the Korean Conflict, United Nations forces entered the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
1960 - The United States imposes a partial embargo on goods exported to Cuba.
1960 - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a sit-down protest at a lunch counter in Atlanta. (Sent to prison for a parole violation over a traffic offense, King was released after three days following an appeal by Robert F. Kennedy.)
1977 - The supersonic Concorde made its first landing in New York City.
1983 - The U.S. Senate passed a bill (78-22) making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a public holiday.
1987 - The stock market crashed on what came to be known as "Black Monday." Stocks dropped a record 508 points, or 22.6%, topping the drops on October 28 and 29 in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression.
2001 - U.S. special forces began operations on the ground in Afghanistan, opening a significant new phase of the assault against the Taliban and al-Qaida.
2003 - Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.
2010 - The Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation’s history.
2021 - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally of former President Donald Trump defied a subpoena for documents and testimony.
2021 - A federal grand jury indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. (Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022; he resigned two days later.)
Birthdays
24 - Katie Douglas (actress)
29 - Hunter King (actress)
32 - Ciara Renee (actress/singer)
39 - Rebecca Ferguson (actress)
40 - Gillian Jacobs (actress)
42 - Benjamin Salisbury (actor)
45 - Jason Reitman (director)
46 - Cyndi Thomson (singer)
46 - Omar Gooding (actor)
52 - Chris Kattan (actor/comedian)
53 - Trey Parker (writer/actor)
56 - Jon Favreau (actor)
58 - Ty Pennington (TV host)
60 - Evander Holyfield (boxer)
62 - Jennifer Holliday (singer)
70 - Charlie Chase (talk show host)
70 - Floyd Mayweather Sr. (boxer)
71 - Annie Golden (actress)
77 - John Lithgow (actor)
82 - Michael Gambon (actor)
86 - Tony Lo Bianco (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 19
1895 - Nebraska defeats the Denver Athletic Club 12-4.
1907 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 8-5.
1912 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1929 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 12-7.
1933 - Basketball was introduced to the 1936 Olympic Games by the Berlin Organization Committee.
1935 - Nebraska and Kansas State play to a 0-0 tie.
1940 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 53-2.
1946 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 16-14.
1957 - Syracuse defeats Nebraska 26-9.
1957 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first player in NHL history to score 500 career goals.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 28-6.
1968 - #20 Missouri defeats #13 Nebraska 16-14.
1974 - #12 Nebraska defeats #13 Kansas 56-0.
1985 - #7 Nebraska defeats Missouri 28-20.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 38-31.
1996 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the New York Yankees by a World Series record-tying 11 runs in a 12-1 win.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Texas Tech 24-10.
1998 - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson got his boxing license back after he had lost it for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during a fight.
2002 - Oklahoma State defeats Nebraska 24-21.
2014 - DeMarco Murray (Dallas Cowboys) became the first NFL player to run for more than 100 yards in each of the first 7 games of a season.
2017 - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 to reach the World Series for the first time in almost three decades.
