1987The stock market crash known as Black Monday occurred, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping by over 22% in one day.
Americans Defeat the British at Yorktown
1781Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force on October 19, 1781, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
Napoleon retreats from Moscow
1812One month after Napoleon Bonaparte’s massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a hasty retreat out of Russia.