Historical Events on October 19: From Saddam's Trial to 'Black Monday'

October 19 marks significant historical events including Saddam Hussein's trial and the infamous stock market crash known as 'Black Monday.'

In 2005, Saddam Hussein was put on trial by the Iraqi Interim Government for crimes against humanity.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its largest daily percentage loss on 'Black Monday' in 1987, dropping by 22.6%.
British troops under General Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, signaling a pivotal moment in the American Revolution.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in 1960 during a sit-down protest at a lunch counter in Atlanta.
The supersonic Concorde made its first landing in New York City in 1977, completing the flight from Toulouse, France, in under four hours.