Got a couple things for today.
October 19, 1781 - The American Revolution came to an end when, after a three week siege, British commander Lord Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops to George Washington at Yorktown, in Virginia.
October 19, 1216 - King John (Richard the Lionheart's younger brother) died during a Civil War which was the result of his refusal to recognize the Magna Carta which had been signed the previous year.
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You know, sometimes I just feel stupid -- next to the medieval era (specifically Richard III), my favorite time period is the American Revolution but, for some reason, I never realized that Yorktown was in Virginia. I don't know where I thought it was...
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