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OCTOBER 19, 2013
British YouTube collective the Sidemen were formed as a Rockstar Games Social Club group in Grand Theft Auto Online.
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1987
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent on Black Monday, the largest one-day percentage decline in the stock market index's history.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1864
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union Army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered ʻOumuamua (depicted), the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System.
Robert J. Weryk is a Canadian physicist and astronomer. He currently works at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he discovered Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1955
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
The European Broadcasting Union is an alliance of public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1965
A group of ethnic Hutu military officers failed in their attempt to overthrow the Burundian government.
The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1914
First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1944
The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz launching a coup against dictator Jorge Ubico.
The period in the history of Guatemala between the coups against Jorge Ubico in 1944 and Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 is known Read More
OCTOBER 19, 2005
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin and the second-most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere, Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1579
A ceremony was held in Edinburgh marking the coming of age of James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler.
A royal entry into Edinburgh marked the coming of age of King James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler on 19 Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1781
American Revolutionary War: British forces led by Lord Cornwallis officially surrendered to Franco-American forces under George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau, ending the Siege of Yorktown.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1596
The Spanish ship San Felipe was shipwrecked on the Japanese island of Shikoku, and its cargo confiscated by the local daimyō.
On October 19, 1596, the Spanish ship San Felipe was shipwrecked on Urado in Kōchi on the Japanese island of Shikoku en Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1987
Iran–Iraq War: U.S. Navy forces destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian missile attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker three days earlier.
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1943
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1752
The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment (depicted) to determine the electrical nature of lightning.
The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the United States' most prominent newspapers from 1728 until 1800. In the years leading up to Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1965
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. Read More
OCTOBER 19, 1988
The British government restricted the broadcast of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups on television and radio.
From October 1988 to September 1994 the British government banned broadcasts of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish Read More

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