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Anniversaries in American history that fall on October 19.

1962 · Eras
Cuban Missile Crisis
Closest the Cold War comes to nuclear exchange; resolved after 13 days
The Cold War
1781 · Events / Wars & Conflicts
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Last major military engagement; British resistance effectively ends
The American Revolution
1781 · Events / Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Yorktown
The 1781 siege that ended the Revolutionary War and secured American independence
Battle of Yorktown