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Today in History: Tuesday, October\u00a0 25, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Oct. 25, 1962, U.S. ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson presented photographic evidence of Soviet missile bases in Cuba to the U.N. Security Council.
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1400<\/td>\nAuthor Geoffrey Chaucer died in London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1760<\/td>\nBritain’s King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1854<\/td>\nThe English suffered heavy losses against Russia in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The battle inspired Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “Charge of the Light Brigade.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1881<\/td>\nArtist Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nAuthor John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1971<\/td>\nThe U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nA U.S.-led force invaded Grenada at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nThe New York Mets won Game 6 of the World Series in the 10th inning when a routine ground ball went through Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner’s legs.
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1994<\/td>\nSusan Smith of Union, S.C., claimed that a black carjacker had driven off with her two sons. She later confessed to drowning the children and was convicted of murder.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nMicrosoft released the Windows XP operating system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nSen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., 58, was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nFlorida State’s Bobby Bowden became the winningest coach in major college football history with his 339th victory as the Seminoles beat Wake Forest 48-24.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nU.S. military deaths in Iraq reached 2,000.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Singer Katy Perry turns 32 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barbara Cook<\/td>\nSinger, actress<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion Ross<\/td>\nActress (“Happy Days”)<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bobby Knight<\/td>\nHall of Fame college basketball coach<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Reddy<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne Tyler<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jon Anderson<\/td>\nRock singer (Yes)<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dave Cowens<\/td>\nBsaketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nancy Cartwright<\/td>\nActress (“The Simpsons”)<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracy Nelson<\/td>\nActress (“Father Dowling Mysteries”)<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Goldberg<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedro Martinez<\/td>\nBaseball player<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midori<\/td>\nViolinst<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Young Rome<\/td>\nR&B singer<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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R&B singer Ciara turns 31 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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