19 October 1847

The novel Jane Eyre is published in London. Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë and first published in 1847, is a landmark novel in English…

19 October 1950

Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program. The Point Four Program was a major…

19 October 1960

The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. The United States trade embargo against Cuba, also known as the Cuban embargo, is a…

19 October 1216

King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.

19 October 1987

Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)’]

19 October 1914

The First Battle of Ypres begins. On October 19, 1914, near the Belgian city of Ypres, Allied and German forces begin the first of what…

19 October 1974

The island nation of Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand. Niue is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,400 kilometres northeast…

19 October 1812

Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow. The story of Napoleon’s advance to and retreat from Moscow, is one of the most pathetic in human history. Full…