Today in History: October 19, Saddam Hussein put on trial

Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 293rd time of 2024. There are 73 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Oct. 19, 2005, Saddam Hussein was enactment connected proceedings by the Iraqi Interim Government, accused of crimes against humanity.

Also connected this date:

In 1781, British troops nether Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrendered astatine Yorktown, Virginia, arsenic the American Revolution neared its end.

In 1914, the First Battle of Ypres began successful World War I.

In 1960, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a sit-down protestation astatine a luncheon antagonistic successful Atlanta.

In 1977, the supersonic Concorde made its archetypal landing successful New York City, flying from Toulouse, France, successful 3 hours and 44 minutes.

In 1987, the banal marketplace crashed arsenic the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, oregon 22.6% successful worth (its largest regular percent nonaccomplishment ever), to adjacent astatine 1,738.74 connected what came to beryllium known arsenic “Black Monday.”

In 2003, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa during a ceremonial successful St. Peter’s Square.

In 2016, successful the 3rd and last 2016 statesmanlike debate, Republican Donald Trump refused to accidental helium would judge the results of the predetermination if helium were to lose.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Artist Peter Max is 87.
• Actor John Lithgow (LIHTH’-goh) is 79.
• Fox News big Steve Doocy is 68.
• Singer Jennifer Holliday is 64.
• Boxing Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield is 62.
• “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” big Ty Pennington is 60.
• Filmmaker Jon Favreau is 58.
• Former archetypal girl Amy Carter is 57.
• “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker is 55.
• Comedian Chris Kattan is 54.
• Musician Pras Michel (Fugees) is 52.
• Filmmaker Jason Reitman is 47.
• Actor Gillian Jacobs is 42.
• Actor Rebecca Ferguson is 41.