Today is Sunday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2003. There are 73 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2003. There are 73 days left in the year. On this date in 1781, British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown, Va., as the American Revolution nearsd its end.
In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, draws up a declaration of rights and liberties. In 1812, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte begin their retreat from Moscow. In 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early attacks Union forces at Cedar Creek, Va.; the Union troops are able to rally and defeat the Confederates. In 1943, during World War II, the foreign ministers of the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain open a conference in Moscow to discuss broad principles of cooperation between the countries. In 1950, U.N. forces enter the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. In 1951, President Truman signs an act formally ending the state of war with Germany. In 1953, singer Julius LaRosa, a regular on the CBS television program "Arthur Godfrey Time," is fired on the air by Godfrey, who accuses him of lacking humility. In 1960, the United States impoises an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products. In 1977, the supersonic Concorde makes its first landing in New York City. In 1987, the stock market crashes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value. In 1993, The United States intercepts its first ship bound for Haiti under a U.N. an oil and weapons embargo. In 1998, Mike Tyson geys his boxing license back after pleading with the Nevada Athletic Commission not to "torture" him anymore for biting Evander Holyfield's ears in the ring 15 months earlier.
October 19, 1978: Stewart Udall, secretary of the interior from 1961 to 1969, predicts in a brief interview with The Vindicator in Conneaut that the steel mill U.S. Steel proposes to build in Conneaut would have a serious detrimental effect on the company's mills in Youngstown and other cities.
Authorities use fire hoses to disperse a crowd of 6,000 to 8,000 fans who storm the runway at Newark Airport while awaiting the arrival of the World Series champion New York Yankees.
The Niles Historical Society proposes that the home on the Clingan-Waddell Estate be used as a historical museum, research library and archives of local history.
October 19, 1963: Hugh Wick Bonnell, 83, of Cranberry Run Farm, Warner Road, civic leader and cattle breeder, dies after a long illness.
Ohio forestry officials say the state needs a lot of rain to end the drought, which is in its 37th day. It appears to be the worst drought in 80 years.
Four charges are filed against two Youngstown men for the $700,000 fire that wrecked the Youngstown Club in the Union Bank Building in February.
October 19, 1953: Mahoning County Sheriff Paul Langley acknowledges that he gave his permission for gambling at "The Ranch," a posh casino off Route 422, just west of the Pennsylvania line. Langley said he gave permission for a veterans group to conduct a series of stags at the site. State agents conducted a raid on the site, angering Langley, who said he should have been informed in advance.
Six Ashtabula residents, including two children, die when they are trapped in the burning wreckage of a car that was struck from behind by another car in Route 20 in North Madison.
The Rev. Samuel J. Purvis, the new chaplain for Protestant firemen in Youngstown, speaks at services after the firefighters annual prayer breakfast in Memorial Presbyterian Church.
October 19, 1928: The burned plane and cremated body of Air Mail Pilot William C. Hopson is found three miles east of Polk, Pa., by searchers who sought out the plane after receiving reports of flares being dropped nearby. The plane was en route from New York to Cleveland.
Charles Smith, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, enters the second day of a self-imposed fast to protest an Arkansas Law that forbids and atheist the right to testify in court trials or to hold state office.
Elaborate plans are being made for a great countywide celebration of Halloween in Warren. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to have nearly a dozen costumed bands competing for prizes and will have a wealth of individual prizes for costumes.