October 19, 1781 in History

Event:

Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 PM; Revolutionary War ends





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1953 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service
1944 U.S. forces land in Philippines
1932 Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech
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