This Day In History

October 19th

1781  British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to US General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, and brought an end to the last major battle of the Revolutionary War, and winning independence from the most powerful nation in the world.
1812  1 month after Napoleon Bonaparte's massive invading forces entered burning Moscow, is forced to retreat out of Russia since the starving French army had no means to survive the Russian winter.

1748  Wife Martha Jefferson (Wayles) of 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson (she died 18 years before he was president)
1885  Stock Company Mogul Charles Merrill
1945  Actor John Lithgow
1962  Wold Heavyweight Champion Boxer Evander Holyfield
1967  Daughter of US President Jimmy Carter, Amy Carter

1956

• Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Haywood

• True Love - Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly

• Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

• Hound Dog/Don't be Cruel - Elvis Presley

1964

• Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

• Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers

• A Summer Song - Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde

• I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me) - Buck Owens

1972

• Ben - Michael Jackson

• Use Me - Bill Withers

• My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry

• Funny Face - Donna Fargo

1980

• Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

• He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters

• Real Love - The Doobie Brothers

• I Believe in You - Don Williams

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