Major Events
- 1943 Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey
- 1983 US Senate establishes Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday, observed on the third Monday in January (on or near his January 15 birthday)
- 1987 Black Monday: Stock markets around the world crash, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which falls 508.32 points (22%), 4.5 times the previous daily record
- 2015 Scientists from the University of California find evidence that life on Earth may have begun 4.1 billion years ago, 300 million years earlier than previously thought
Oct 19 in Film & TV
- 1988 US Senate passes a bill curbing ads during children’s TV shows
Oct 19 in Music
- 1999 Cher releases the single “Believe” (Billboard Song of the Year, 1999; Grammy Award Best Dance Recording, 2000)
Oct 19 in Sport
Did You Know?
Fun Fact About October 19
Alberto Santos-Dumont proves airships are maneuverable by circling the Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, winning the Deutsch Prize and 100,000 francs
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