Good Morning Deploreables

It is Thursday 10/19/2017

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• Lead Story

• 1781 Victory at Yorktown

• American Revolution

• 1781 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

• Automotive

• 1982 John Z. DeLorean is arrested in $24 million cocaine deal

• Civil War

• 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek

• Cold War

• 1958 The first Cold War world’s fair closes

• Crime

• 1982 John DeLorean is arrested for drug dealing

• Disaster

• 1991 Fire sweeps through Oakland hills

• General Interest

• 1812 Napoleon retreats from Moscow
• 1935 Ethiopia stands alone
• 1989 Guildford Four are cleared

• Hollywood

• 1985 First Blockbuster store opens

• Literary

• 1931 John le Carre is born

• Music

• 1985 “Take on Me” music video helps Norway’s a-Ha reach the top the U.S. pop charts

• Old West

• 1869 Construction begins on the Sutro Tunnel in Virginia City, Nevada

• Presidential

• 1796 Editorial accuses Jefferson of affair with slave

• Sports

• 1957 Rocket Richard scores 500 goals

• Vietnam War

• 1965 Communists attack Plei Me Special Forces camp
• 1972 Kissinger discusses draft peace treaty with President Thieu

• World War I

• 1914 First Battle of Ypres

• World War II

• 1943 Chinese and Suluks revolt against Japanese in North Borneo