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Today in History 10.19.16

Today in History
(1386) Teaching begins at Germany’s newest university
1386 Germany’s Heidelberg University holds its first lecture today and will do so for centuries to come, surviving the Black Death that will ravage the continent, France’s destruction of the city, the chaos of the Protestant Reformation, and the cataclysm of two world wars. .

Heidelberg University is a public research university located in the town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany’s oldest university and one of the world’s oldest surviving universities. It was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire.

Address: Grabengasse 1, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg 69117
Website: www.uni-heidelberg.de
Phone: +49 6221 / 54 2315
Founded: 1386
Motto: “Dem lebendigen Geist” (To the living spirit)
Founder: Rupert I, Elector Palatine

— Source: wiki/Heidelberg_University
(1864) The American Civil War visits a northern corner of the nation
Twenty-one soldiers of the Confederacy cross Canada’s border, travel 15 miles south, and stage three simultaneous bank robberies in the town of Saint Albans, Vermont. In what will be the northernmost land-based Civil War conflict, the cavalry absconds with more than $208,000 (or what will be $3,140,000 in 2015).. 1864

The St. Albans Raid was the northernmost land action of the American Civil War. It was a controversial raid from Canada by Confederate soldiers meant to rob banks to raise money and to trick the Union Army to divert troops to defend their northern border against further raids. It took place in St. Albans, Vermont, on October 19, 1864.

Date: Oct 19, 1864

— Source: wiki/St._Albans_Raid
(1936) Journalists rank college football
1936 The Associated Press releases a poll of 35 sportswriters evaluating American college football teams, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers take the top spot. The AP Poll will become the premier ranking system for both collegiate football and basketball, and will never fail to spark an argument. .
(1987) Mayhem strikes Wall Street and world markets
Hong Kong’s stock market is the first domino to fall in a cascade of global financial markets sent tumbling by a combination of faulty computer-assisted trading, oil price fluctuations, missile attacks on US vessels, and even a cyclone in the UK. The Dow Jones falls by a precipitous 508 points, or more than 22 percent. . 1987

In finance, Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong and spread west to Europe, hitting the United States after other markets had already declined by a significant margin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell exactly 508 points to 1,738.74. In Australia and New Zealand, the 1987 crash is also referred to as “Black Tuesday” because of the time zone difference.

Date: Oct 19, 1987

— Source: wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)
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