WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011

Today is Wednesday, October 19, the 292nd day of 2011. There are 73 days left in the year.

1812 ― Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow

1845 ― Wagner's opera Tannheuser performed for first time

1872 ― World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales

1933 ― Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936

1944 ― U.S. forces land in Philippines

1950 ― U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea

1960 ― The U.S. imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba

1963 ― Beatles record ``I Want to Hold Your Hand"

1977 ― Supersonic Concorde jet's first landing in NYC

1987 ― ``Black Monday; Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record