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