TV actor Desmond Harrington

Events in 1976 and 19-10

Events in US in the birth year of Desmond Harrington

• US Supreme Court rules that blacks and other minorities are entitled to retroactive job seniority (March 24).
• Ford signs Federal Election Campaign Act (May 11).
• US Supreme Court rules that death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment (July 3).
• Nation celebrates Bicentennial (July 4).
• Mysterious disease strikes American Legion convention in Philadelphia, eventually claiming 29 lives (Aug. 4).
• Jimmy Carter elected US President (Nov. 2).

Birthday Desmond Harrington (19-10) in history

• Day 19-10 year 1781: British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. Mark the victory and end the war "American Revolution."
• Day 19-10 year 1812: The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte began to withdraw from the city of Moscow, Russia.
• Day 19-10 year 1960: The United States imposes a partial embargo on goods exported to Cuba.
• Day 19-10 year 1983: The Senate passed a bill (78–22) making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday a public holiday.
• Day 19-10 year 1987: The stock market crashed on what came to be known as "Black Monday." Stocks dropped a record 508 points, or 22.6%, topping the drops on October 28 and 29 in 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression.