On This Day October 19th

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October 19th is the two hundred ninety-second day of the year, and there are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.

1512 – Martin Luther became a Doctor of Theology.

1789 – John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

1812 – The French invasion of Russia fails when Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow.

1866 – By the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

1935 – The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.

1943 – Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.

1960 – The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

1987 – Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.

 

Birthdays

 1605 – Thomas Browne, English physician and author (d. 1682)

1688 – William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)

1850 – Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (d. 1935)

1885 – Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (d. 1956)

1903 – Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)

1918 – Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994)

1937 – Peter Max, German-American illustrator

1944 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)

1962 – Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor

1977 – Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

 

 Holiday Spotlight

Bridge Day

Construction on the New River Gorge Bridge began in June 1974 and was completed three years later, opening to the public on October 22, 1977. At 876 feet high, it was the world’s longest single-span arch bridge for 26 years and is now the fifth-longest. The first Bridge Day was held in 1980, and it has been an annual event on the third Saturday of October, except in 2001 and 2020. The day's events include BASE jumps, rappels, and white-water rafting. Bungee jumping was once part of Bridge Day but was banned in 1994. The event has been the site of several world records, including the world’s longest bungee jump from a fixed structure in 1992.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Bridge Day  

Dress Like a Dork Day

Evaluate Your Life Day

International Gin and Tonic Day

International Independent Video Store Day  

International Repair Day  

LGBT Center Awareness Day

National Fetch Day  

National Seafood Bisque Day

New Friends Day  

Rainforest Day

Sweetest Day  

World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day 

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