Today in History-October 19

Note-We will not typical cover "Today in History" on weekends, at this point.  However, I got confuseled on my dates and put this bad boy together, so it'd be a shame to waste it.  Enjoy!

October 19th, 1781

Victory at Yorktown

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.

"Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution." - History.com

• Victory at Yorktown-History.com w/ video 
• American Revolution for Kids, Yorktown-with quiz
• Battle of Yorktown
• Washington at Yorktown-printable ancedote
• Liberty's Kids "Yorktown"-cartoon, part 1 YouTube
• Siege of Yorktown worksheet-Education.com*
• Yorktown Day coloring sheet

*While Education.com does have for-pay membership, a free account allows a limited number of worksheet downloads monthly.*