On This Day in History October 19, 2019

Historical Events 1781  British forces under General Charles Cornwallis sign terms of surrender to George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau at Yorktown at 2 pm; US Revolutionary War ends 1926  Russian Politburo throws out Leon Trotsky and his followers 1943  Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University 1987  Black Monday: Stock markets around the world crash, including the Dow Jones stock index, which falls 508.32 points (22%), 4½ times the previous daily record More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Evander Holyfield 57th Birthday Jaap Eden (1873 - 1925) Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899 - 1974) Peter Max 82nd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) King John ( - 1216) More Famous Deaths