Talk:October 19

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October 19: Hoshana Rabbah (Judaism, 2011); Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset (Judaism, 2011); Mother Teresa Day in Albania

1789 – John Jay (pictured) was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
1914 – First World War: Allied forces engaged German troops in the First Battle of Ypres.
1950 – The Chinese Army captured the town of Qamdo as part of China's plan to take control of Tibet.
1987 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6% on Black Monday, at the time one of the largest one-day percentage declines in stock market history.
2004 – Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan was abducted in Baghdad by unidentified kidnappers, who murdered her about four weeks later.

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