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October 25, 2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 October 25, 1996 Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant October 25, 1995 "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances October 25, 1994 Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them) October 25, 1993 Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead October 25, 1993 Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Quebecois wins parliamentary election October 25, 1993 Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record October 25, 1992 "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 421 performances October 25, 1992 "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 245 performances October 25, 1992 Rene Lachemann hired as Florida Marlins 1st manager October 25, 1991 Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs vs. India in cric 1-dayer at Sharjah October 25, 1990 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title October 25, 1990 New York Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991) October 25, 1988 ABC News reports on potbellied pygmy porkers' popularity as pets October 25, 1988 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 25, 1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series October 25, 1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa October 25, 1986 Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS October 25, 1986 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball October 25, 1985 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract October 25, 1985 Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit October 25, 1984 "Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC) October 25, 1984 Hepatitis virus is discovered October 25, 1984 King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels October 25, 1984 Rangers beat Devils 11-2 October 25, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 25, 1984 West German Chancellor Rainer Barzel resigns due to corruption October 25, 1983 U.S. invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (U.S. Wins!) October 25, 1982 David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 mins, SA vs. Victoria October 25, 1981 11th New York City Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29 October 25, 1981 12th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13 October 25, 1981 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles October 25, 1981 Allison Roe (2:25:29) and Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win New York City marathon October 25, 1981 George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator October 25, 1980 Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title October 25, 1980 Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks October 25, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 25, 1978 Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace October 25, 1978 Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL) October 25, 1976 5th Enterprise, approach and lands test (ALT) flight October 25, 1975 Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St. Louis Spirits October 25, 1975 U.S.S.R.'s Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing October 25, 1974 Air Force fires 1st ICBM October 25, 1974 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad October 25, 1974 Wings release "Junior's Farm" October 25, 1973 Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship October 25, 1973 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris October 25, 1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell October 25, 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr October 25, 1972 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow and John R Hicks October 25, 1971 Belgium and China PR establish diplomatic relations October 25, 1971 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR October 25, 1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World October 25, 1971 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China October 25, 1970 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open October 25, 1968 Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler October 25, 1968 Longest Oly field hockey game, Hol beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT) October 25, 1968 Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby October 25, 1966 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam October 25, 1965 Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud" October 25, 1964 Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner October 25, 1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open October 25, 1964 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 25, 1964 Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety October 25, 1963 Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas October 25, 1963 Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden October 25, 1962 110th member of United Nations admitted (Uganda) October 25, 1962 1st Belgian nuclear reactor begins operation October 25, 1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature October 25, 1962 Stevenson demands U.S.S.R. ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over" October 25, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 25, 1960 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City October 25, 1960 Cuba nationalizes all remaining U.S. businesses October 25, 1957 Russian minister of Defense Zjoekov deposed October 25, 1956 White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him October 25, 1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938 October 25, 1955 Branch Rickey steps down as GM of the Pirates October 25, 1955 Tappan sells 1st microwave oven October 25, 1953 Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles October 25, 1953 Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die October 25, 1953 Dmitri Sjostakovitch completes his 10th Symphony October 25, 1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 25, 1952 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck" October 25, 1952 French president inaugurates Donzere-Mondragonstuw Dam October 25, 1952 Nazar Mohammad scores Pakistan's 1st Test century 124* vs. India October 25, 1951 Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom October 25, 1950 Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life October 25, 1950 Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris October 25, 1950 Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia October 25, 1948 Special Council of Annulment convicts F. Weinreb for collaboration October 25, 1947 "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 27 performances October 25, 1947 Bradman scores 156 for SA vs. the Indians, 152 mins, 22 fours October 25, 1947 Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh for $4M October 25, 1946 1st trial against nazi war criminals in Neurenberg October 25, 1945 Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek October 25, 1944 Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink October 25, 1944 Battle at Samar-island October 25, 1944 Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed October 25, 1944 Gas output stopped in Amsterdam October 25, 1943 Burma railroad completed and opens October 25, 1942 3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive October 25, 1942 Battle of Henderson Field Guadalcanal begins October 25, 1942 Fieldmarshal Rommel back in North-Africa October 25, 1941 16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa, Ukraine October 25, 1941 Germany attacks Moscow October 25, 1941 Winston Churchill routes "Forces South" to SE Asia October 25, 1940 Benjamin O. Davis became 1st Black general in U.S. Army October 25, 1940 Col Bo Davis attains rank of Brigadier General October 25, 1940 Duke, Latouche and Felter's musical premieres in New York City October 25, 1940 U.S. Army Gen Benjamin Davis becomes 1st black general October 25, 1939 George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in New York City October 25, 1939 Nylon stockings go on sale in U.S. for 1st time October 25, 1939 William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in New York City October 25, 1938 Japanese troops occupies Hankou and Wuhan October 25, 1937 Belgian government of Zealand falls due to black money October 25, 1937 Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees October 25, 1935 Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie and Jacmel Haiti October 25, 1932 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant October 25, 1932 Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years October 25, 1930 1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center October 25, 1930 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began October 25, 1929 Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe October 25, 1926 Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach and gm of New York Rangers October 25, 1925 Lester Patrick takes over New York Rangers October 25, 1925 Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno October 25, 1924 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published October 25, 1923 Senate committee publishes 1st report on Teapot Dome scandal October 25, 1918 Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die October 25, 1917 In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power October 25, 1917 Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd October 25, 1915 Atty James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia October 25, 1907 Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden October 25, 1906 U.S. inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting October 25, 1903 Senate begins investigating Teapot Dome scandals of Harding admin October 25, 1902 Maksin Gorki's "Na dne," premieres in Moscow October 25, 1902 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die October 25, 1900 England annexes Transvaal October 25, 1893 Battle of Shangani, Matabeleland: Dr. Jameson beats Ndebeles October 25, 1891 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) ends October 25, 1885 John Brahms' 4th Symphony in E, premieres October 25, 1884 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3 October 25, 1881 Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral" October 25, 1875 Peter Tsjaikofsky's "1st Pianoconcert up. 23" premieres in Boston October 25, 1870 Pimlico Race Course opens in Baltimore October 25, 1870 Postcards 1st used in U.S. October 25, 1864 Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) October 25, 1864 Skirmish at Mine Creek, KS and Turkeytown, AL October 25, 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield) October 25, 1859 Merchant vessel Royal Charter runs aground at Liverpool, 459 die October 25, 1854 Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die October 25, 1854 Prince Menshikov of Krim occupies British base at Balaclava October 25, 1825 Erie Canal opens, linking Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean October 25, 1812 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian October 25, 1764 John Adams marries Abigail Smith (marriage lasts 54 years) October 25, 1760 George III ascends British throne October 25, 1671 Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn October 25, 1666 Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance October 25, 1621 Gov Bradford of U.S. colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day October 25, 1616 VOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia October 25, 1596 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland October 25, 1577 Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns October 25, 1555 Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan October 25, 1521 Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam October 25, 1492 Christopher Columbus and ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic October 25, 1492 Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) October 25, 1492 Columbus' ship Santa Maria lands at Dominican Republic October 25, 1415 Battle of Agincourt, Welsh longbow defeat armored knight October 25, 1415 John IV van Bourgondy becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg October 25, 1241 Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV (-Nov 10 1241) October 25, 1147 Battle at Doryleum: Arabs beat Koenraad III's crusaders October 25, 1147 King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon October 25, 1131 Crowning of Louis VII the Young, King of France October 25, 625 Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope |