This day in history
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Saturday, 18 October 2014
On this day... October 19:
On this day...
October 19
:
Mother Teresa Day
in Albania
1789
–
John Jay
(pictured)
was sworn in as the first
Chief Justice of the United States
.
1864
–
American Civil War
: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the
Confederates
, the
Union Army
emerged victorious in the
Battle of Cedar Creek
.
1914
–
First World War
:
Allied
forces engaged German troops in the
First Battle of Ypres
.
1989
–
The Troubles
: The
Guildford Four
had their convictions quashed after serving 15 years for their alleged involvement in the
Guildford pub bombings
.
2004
– Irish aid worker
Margaret Hassan
was abducted in
Baghdad
by unidentified kidnappers, who murdered her about four weeks later.
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