Daily Archives: October 19, 2014

Guatemala ousts regime in revolt beginning 70 years ago this hour (Oct 20 1944)


Video: 'GUATEMALA 1944 [Aftermath of Guatemalan Revolution]'

(Friday, October 20, 1944, 2:00 a.m. CST) — Young officers, aided by civilians and students and employing tanks, overthrew the provisional government of President Federico Ponce today in a revolt that was reported to have resulted in more than 1,000 casualties after sharp fighting.

Yanks victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek 150 years ago this hour (Oct 19 1864)


Video: 'The Battle of Cedar Creek 2011'

(Wednesday, October 19, 1864, 4:00 p.m. local time; the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during American Civil War) — Union General Philip Sheridan averted a near disaster today in the Shenandoah Valley when he rallied his troops after a surprise attack by Confederate General Jubal Early, scoring a major victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek northeast of Strasburg, Virginia.