×

Almanac

By The Associated Press

Today in History

Today is Monday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2021. There are 67 days left in the year.

Todayís Highlight in History:

On Oct. 25, 1983, a U.S.-led force invaded Grenada (greh-NAYí-duh) at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there.

On this date:

In 1760, Britainís King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.

In 1854, the ìCharge of the Light Brigadeî took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses.

In 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown went on trial in Charles Town, Va., for his failed raid at Harpers Ferry. (Brown was convicted and hanged.)

In 1910, ìAmerica the Beautiful,î with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was first published.

In 1962, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba; Stevenson then presented photographic evidence of the bases to the Council.

In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.

In 1982, the situation comedy ìNewhart,î starring Bob Newhart as a Vermont innkeeper, premiered on CBS.

In 1994, Susan Smith of Union, South Carolina, claimed that a Black carjacker had driven off with her two young sons (Smith later confessed to drowning the children in John D. Long Lake, and was convicted of murder).

NEWSLETTER

Today's breaking news and more in your inbox

I'm interested in (please check all that apply)
Are you a paying subscriber to the newspaper? *
   

Starting at $4.62/week.

Subscribe Today