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Holidays and Observances
- Albania - Mother Teresa Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1969: Trey Parker - South Park creator
- 1965: Ty Pennington - Extreme Makeover Host
- 1962: Evander Holyfield - Boxer
- 1945: John Lithgow - 3rd Rock from the Sun
Famous Deaths
- 1970: Lazaro Cardenas - Mexican President
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
- 2008: NHL - New York Rangers: (6 - 1 - 1)
- 2008: NFL - Tennessee Titans: (6 - 0)
NFL Leaders on this Day
- 2008: Drew Brees, NO - 2224 Pass YDS
- 2008: Adrian Peterson, MIN - 684 Rush YDS
- 2008: Cortland Finnegan, TNE - 4 InterceptionsNFL: Player Stat Leaders
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The 2000s
- 2004: CARE International director Margaret Hassan was abducted in Iraq and later killed.
The 1980s
- 1987: Black Monday: World Stock Market's crash after a wave of panic selling on Wall Street and historical drop of 508 points on the Dow Jones industrial average.
The 1950s
- 1951: Harry Truman signs an act to formally end the war with Germany.
October 19 1939
1939: A film about fighting political corruption, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring Jimmy Stewart debuts in the United States.
The 1700s
October 19 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Argentinean Labor Leader (2006)
- The Daily Show: Saddam Hussein in the Water (2005)
- The Daily Show: President Bush says we will not have an all volunteer army (2004)
- The Daily Show: Subway Series (2000)
- The Daily Show: Energy is generated from garbage in Japan (1999)
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