On this date in White House History, October 19, 1881

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October 19, 1881

One hundred years after the British defeat at Yorktown, President Chester Arthur orders the U.S. Army and Navy to salute the British flag as a symbol of friendship. The Continental Army's victory at Yorktown led to the end of the Revolutionary War.