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.
1953 - The Ray Bradbury novel “Fahrenheit 451,” set in a dystopian future where books are banned and burned by the government, was first published by Ballantine Books.
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 28th and 29th in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression.
1990 - Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Dances with Wolves” had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
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.
2016 - In the third and final 2016 presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump stunned the forum in Las Vegas by refusing to say he would accept the results of the election if he were to lose.
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.
Birthdays
25 - Katie Douglas (actress)
30 - Hunter King (actress)
33 - Ciara Renee (actress/singer)
40 - Rebecca Ferguson (actress)
41 - Gillian Jacobs (actress)
43 - Benjamin Salisbury (actor)
46 - Jason Reitman (director)
47 - Cyndi Thomson (singer)
47 - Omar Gooding (actor)
53 - Chris Kattan (actor/comedian)
54 - Trey Parker (writer/producer)
57 - Jon Favreau (actor)
59 - Ty Pennington (TV host)
61 - Evander Holyfield (boxer)
63 - Jennifer Holliday (singer)
72 - Annie Golden (actress)
78 - John Lithgow (actor)
87 - Tony Lo Bianco (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 19
1895 - Nebraska defeats 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 NHL player 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.
1974 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in Portland. (Detroit would not win again in Portland until 1990.)
1985 - #7 Nebraska defeats Missouri 28-20.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 38-31.
1991 - At three hours and 52 minutes, Rhode Island defeats Maine in six overtimes in the longest NCAA football game to date.
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.
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.
1953 - The Ray Bradbury novel “Fahrenheit 451,” set in a dystopian future where books are banned and burned by the government, was first published by Ballantine Books.
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 28th and 29th in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression.
1990 - Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Dances with Wolves” had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
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.
2016 - In the third and final 2016 presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump stunned the forum in Las Vegas by refusing to say he would accept the results of the election if he were to lose.
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.
Birthdays
25 - Katie Douglas (actress)
30 - Hunter King (actress)
33 - Ciara Renee (actress/singer)
40 - Rebecca Ferguson (actress)
41 - Gillian Jacobs (actress)
43 - Benjamin Salisbury (actor)
46 - Jason Reitman (director)
47 - Cyndi Thomson (singer)
47 - Omar Gooding (actor)
53 - Chris Kattan (actor/comedian)
54 - Trey Parker (writer/producer)
57 - Jon Favreau (actor)
59 - Ty Pennington (TV host)
61 - Evander Holyfield (boxer)
63 - Jennifer Holliday (singer)
72 - Annie Golden (actress)
78 - John Lithgow (actor)
87 - Tony Lo Bianco (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 19
1895 - Nebraska defeats 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 NHL player 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.
1974 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in Portland. (Detroit would not win again in Portland until 1990.)
1985 - #7 Nebraska defeats Missouri 28-20.
1991 - #9 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 38-31.
1991 - At three hours and 52 minutes, Rhode Island defeats Maine in six overtimes in the longest NCAA football game to date.
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.
