The British Surrender at Yorktown October 19, 1781. America declared its independence in 1776, but it took another five years to win freedom from the British. That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. They expected help from British ships sent from New York.
Mick Jagger. Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter, the lead singer and one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over 55 years, and he has been described as one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll.
Keith Richards and Patti Hansen (AP) The wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is a cancer survivor. Patti Hansen reveals in the August issue of Vogue magazine that she was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2007. She says she first underwent chemotherapy, which shrunk the tumor but didn't get rid of it completely.