Today is the 245th anniversary of the surrender at Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
On October 19, 1781, the British army surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. French soldiers and warships fought alongside the Americans and trapped the British with no way out. The war dragged on for two more years, but after this day, Britain knew it had lost. America would be free.
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October 19
🕊️ 1983 — The U.S. Senate passes legislation establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday
🇨🇺 1960 — The United States announces a sweeping trade embargo against Cuba
📼 1985 — The first Blockbuster Video store opens in Dallas
A detailed gameplay scenario of having Jason & Lucia coupled up in GTA 6 has been revealed:
“Playing as Jason, he called up Lucia to ask if she was up for hanging out. He pressed a button to kiss her when she arrived, then went for a walk in the park, pressing another button to have them hold hands along the way.
After some bantering, they went for a drive, then to the gym (Lucia ran on the treadmill while Jason did squats). They went to a bank to see if it was worth robbing (no, he decided; too many guards), then an ATM to drop off some cash and to the back office of what I think was a gas station, where he disarmed an alarm and stole a bunch of money without alerting anyone.
At one point, Nelson was planning on taking Jason and Lucia to the salon to get a haircut but he accidentally ran into some not-so-friendly pedestrians, triggering a brawl and leading someone to call the cops.
Plans derailed, he took the criminal couple on a drive to flee the scene.”
(Source: https://t.co/NQMMiySchd)
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October 18
🌊 1972 — The Clean Water Act becomes federal law after Congress overrides President Richard Nixon's veto
🚗 1933 — American inventor and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller files a patent application for his revolutionary Dymaxion Car
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October 17
🌎 1986 — President Ronald Reagan signs the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
📻 1919 — The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is incorporated
🏫 1979 — President Jimmy Carter signs the Department of Education Organization Act
Dude Perfect and Disney have signed a major creative partnership deal.
This will include content from Dude Perfect released onto Disney+ and the group will create content surrounding ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, ‘Star Wars’ & more.
(Source: https://t.co/tEkMrhz0Lf)
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October 15 — This Day in American History
✈️ 1939 — LaGuardia Airport is dedicated in New York City
📺 1951 — I Love Lucy premieres on CBS
🗽 1924 — President Calvin Coolidge designates the Statue of Liberty a national monument
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October 14
🕊️ 1964 — MLK is announced as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the American civil rights movement
✈️ 1947 —U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person officially recognized to break the sound barrier
Rockstar Games says that it will not take another 8 years for their next game to release.
Their team, tools and engine all built for GTA 6 will allow them to develop at a much faster pace.
(Source: https://t.co/neADur8zSP)
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October 13
🏀 1967 — The American Basketball Association (ABA) begins its inaugural season
😷 1914 —patent for safety hood and smoke protector, an early respiratory protection device often described as a predecessor to the modern gas mask
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October 12
🏝️ 1933 — The U.S. Department of Justice acquires control of Alcatraz Island
⚓ 1900 — The U.S. Navy commissions the USS Holland (SS-1)
🏛️ 1901 — President Teddy Roosevelt officially establishes “White House” as the name used on pres stationery