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4 sourced moments from October 19 in history: The Hundred Years' War ended with Bordeaux's fall in 1453; British forces surrendered at Yorktown (1781); Black Monday triggered a global stock market crash (1987), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on October 19

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2017 Space · Solar System

'Oumuamua was the first interstellar object ever detected

Found on October 19, 2017, 'Oumuamua was the first visitor confirmed to come from another star system — and it puzzled astronomers by speeding up.

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1987 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

Black Monday triggered a global stock market crash

On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones fell 22.6 percent in a single day, the steepest one-day percentage drop in its history.

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1781 History · War & Conflict

British forces surrendered at Yorktown

On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis's trapped army laid down its arms at Yorktown, breaking Britain's will to keep fighting in America.

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1453 History · Medieval

The Hundred Years' War ended with Bordeaux's fall in 1453

Bordeaux surrendered twice in two years. The second surrender, on 19 October 1453, ended the war, but England's claim to France lasted until 1801.

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