OCTOBER 25TH
- TODAY IS NATIONAL GREASY FOOD DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
- MINNIE PEARL (1912-1996)
- MARION ROSS (1928, 90)
- BOBBY KNIGHT (1940, 78)
- HELEN REDDY (1941, 77)
- JAMES CARVILLE (1944, 74)
- MIKE ERUZIONE (1954, 64)
- NANCY CARTWRIGHT (BART SIMPSON) (1957, 61)
- TRACY NELSON (1963, 55)
- SAMANTHA BEE (1969, 49)
- PEDRO MARTINEZ (1971, 47)
- KATY PERRY (1984, 34)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1400, GEOFFREY CHAUCER DIES AT 56
- IN 1521, ROMAN EMPORER CHARLES V BANS WOODEN BUILDINGS IN AMERSTERDAM
- IN 1621, GOVERNOR BRADFORD OF THE PLIMOUTH COLONY MAKES PLAYING SPORTS ON CHRISTMAS ILLEGAL
- IN 1760, GEORGE III IS CROWNED KING OF ENGLAND
- IN 1764, JOHN ADAMS MARRIES ABIGAIL SMITH IN WEYMOUTH, MASS
- IN 1780, JOHN HANCOCK IS SWORN IN AS THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS
- IN 1854, OVER 100 PEOPLE ARE KILLED DURING THE IMFAMOUS CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR
- IN 1870, THE FIRST POSTCARDS ARE MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES
- IN 1875, THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S PIANO CONCERTO #1 IS PLAYED IN BOSTON BY HANS VON BULOW
- IN 1905, NAVY PLAYS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IN THE FIRST EVER CRAB BOWL
- IN 1918, THE “PRINCESS SOPHIA”, A CANADIAN STEAMBOAT HITS A REEF OFF OF ALASKA AND KILLS ALL 398 PEOPLE ON BOARD
- IN 1929, INTERIOR SECRETARY ALBERT FALL BECOMES THE FIRST U.S. CABINET MEMBER TO GO TO JAIL AFTER HE IS CONVICTED OF ACCEPTING $100,000 IN BRIBES IN THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
- IN 1932, BENITO MUSSOLINI VOWS TO REMAIN DICTATOR OF ITALY FOR 30 YEARS
- IN 1938, ARCHBISHOP FRANCIS BECKMAN PROCLAIMS SWING MUSIC TO BE DEGENERATIVE TO THE MORAL FIBER OF MAN AND WARNS IT WILL LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE DOWN A PATH TO HELL
- IN 1940, THE U.S. ARMY PROMOTES ITS FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN GENERAL, BENJAMIN DAVIS SR.
- IN 1941, 16,000 JEWS ARE MASSACRED IN THE UKRAINE
- IN 1944, THE USS TANG FIRES A TORPEDO WHICH MALFUNCTIONS AND TRAVELS IN A CIRCLE, STRIKING THE SHIP THAT FIRED IT AND KILLING 78 CREW MEMBERS. THE NINE SURVIVORS WERE TAKEN PRISONER BY THE JAPANESE
- IN 1945, JAPAN SURRENDERS TAIWAN TO CHINESE LEADER CHIANG KAI-SHEK
- IN 1946, THE FIRST NAZI WAR CRIMES TRIAL BEGINS AT NUREMBERG
- IN 1955, TAPPAN APPLIANCES SELLS THE FIRST MICROWAVE OVEN
- IN 1957, NOTORIOUS CRIME BOSS ALBERT ANASTASIA IS MURDERED IN A BARBER’S CHAIN IN NEW YORK CITY
- IN 1960, THE BULOVA ACCUTRON ELECTRONIC WRIST WATCH BEGIN SALE IN NYC
- IN 1960, CUBA NATIONALIZES ALL AMERICAN BUSINESSES ON THE ISLAND
- IN 1962, JOHN STEINBECK WINS THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
- IN 1963, PAMPLETS ARE FOUND AROUND DALLAS ACCUSING PRESIDENT KENNEDY OF TREASON UNDER THE SIGN “WANTED FOR TREASON”
- IN 1964, JIM MARSHALL OF THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS RUNS 66 YARDS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND SCORES A SAFETY THINKING IT’S A TOUCHDOWN
- IN 1964, THE ROLLING STONES APPEAR ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW FOR THE 1ST TIME
- IN 1965, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE “GET OFF MY CLOUD”
- IN 1968, YOKO ONO ANNOUNCES THAT SHE IS PREGNANT WITH JOHN LENNON’S BABY
- IN 1968, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE RELEASES “ELECTRIC LADYLAND”
- IN 1970, PRESIDENT NIXON ASKS AMERICAN RADIO STATIONS TO BANS ANY SONGS WITH DRUG REFERENCES
- IN 1971, THE UNITED NATIONS VOTES TO EXPEL THE REPUBLIC OF TAIWAN ADMIT THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- IN 1974, THE U.S. AIR FORCE FIRES ITS FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
- IN 1978, JOHN CARPENTER RELEASES “HALLOWEEN”
- IN 1980, BARBARA STREISAND HAS THE #1 SINGLE WITH “WOMAN IN LOVE” AND #1 ALBUM WITH “GUILTY”
- IN 1981, GEORGE STEINBRENNER GETS INTO A FIGHT WITH TWO YANKEES FANS IN A HOTEL ELEVATOR
- IN 1983, THE U.S. INVADES GRENADA
- IN 1986, THE NEW YORK METS TAKE GAME SIX OF THE WORLD SERIES OVER THE BOSTON RED SOX IN THE 10TH INNING AFTER FIRST BASEMAN BILL BUCKNER LETS A BALL ROLL THROUGH HIS LEGS
- IN 1986, BON JOVI GOES TO #1 ON THE ALBUM CHART WITH “SLIPPERY WHEN WET”
- IN 1986, THE BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART IS TOPPED BY THREE SOLO FEMALE ARTISTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY WITH CYNDI LAUPER, TINA TURNER AND JANET JACKSON AT THE #1, #2 AND #3 POSITION
- IN 1987, THE MINNESOTA TWINS WIN THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES OVER THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- IN 1990, EVANDER HOLYFIELD KNOCKS OUT BUSTER DOUGLAS TO WIN THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
- IN 1990, EMPLOYEES AT THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS BEGIN A SIX MONTH STRIKE
- IN 1992, ROSS PEROT DROPS OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE (AGAIN) BECAUSE HE FEARS IT WILL DISRUPT PLANS FOR HIS DAUGHTER’S WEDDING
- IN 1993, VINCENT PRICE DIES OF LUNG CANCER AT 82
- IN 1993, MTV DEBUTS “THE JON STEWART SHOW”
- IN 1995, BOBBY RIGGS DIES OF PROSTATE CANCER AT 77
- IN 1997, ROGER GOODELL MARRIES NEWS ANCHOR JANE SKINNER
- IN 1997, THE SPICE GIRLS HIT #1 WITH “SPICE UP YOUR LIFE”
- IN 2001, MICROSOFT RELEASES WINDOWS XP
- IN 2004, FIDEL CASTRO ANNOUNCES THAT AMERICAN DOLLARS WOULD NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY TRANSACTIONS IN CUBA
- IN 2010, TAYLOR SWIFT RELEASES “SPEAK NOW”
- IN 2012, HURRICANE SANDY KILLS 65 PEOPLE IN CUBA AND HAITI
- IN 2013, THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT STRIKES A BOKO HAREM STRONGHOLD AND KILLS 74 MEMBERS
- IN 2017, CHINESE PREMIER XI JINPING SHUFFLES HIS RULING COUNCIL AND PLACING ONLY MEMBERS ON IT WHO ARE TOO OLD TO ASCEND TO HIS POSITION, THUS ELIMINATING COMPETITION FOR HIS JOB