What happened today in history?

in history •  5 years ago 
  • 19/10/1872 - The world's largest gold ingot (215 kilograms) found in New South Wales, Australia
  • 19/10 / 1782 The American Revolution ends with the defeat of the British Army under Lord Cornwall and the entry of the American army into Yorktown and Virginia.
  • 19/10/1987 - The London Stock Exchange has collapsed.  Great panic as a result of the loss of 50 billion pounds
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