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Today in Smithsonian History: October 6, 1981

Ann Carroll, "The voice of Radio Smithsonian." (Photo by Lawrence Kline, as featured in the Torch, November 1978))

Ann Carroll, “The voice of Radio Smithsonian.” (Photo by Lawrence Kline, as featured in the Torch, November 1978))

October 6, 1981 Radio Smithsonian, produced by the Office of Telecommunications, broadcasts a nationwide program, “Yorktown: Echoes of a Victory,” as part of the Bicentennial celebration of the historic battle.

This painting by John Trumbull depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) (who was not himself present at the surrender), surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 – October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The United States government commissioned Trumbull to paint patriotic paintings, including this one, in 1817.

This painting by John Trumbull depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) (who was not himself present at the surrender), surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 – October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The United States government commissioned Trumbull to paint patriotic paintings, including this one, in 1817.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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