So many things happen every single, however not all of them qualify to be listed in the books of history, either nationally or internationally.
What happened in history on October 25? Here are some of the events:
- 1760 – George III starts his reign as King of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1812 – US frigate the United States captured the British vessel Macedonian, during the war of 1812.
- 1870 – Postcards were first used in the USA.
- 1935 – 2,000 people were killed in Jeremie & Jacmel Haiti due to hurricane-produced floods.
- 1937 – The Belgian government of Zealand fell due to black money.
- 1940 – Benjamin Oliver became the first African-American to be made general in the US military.
- 1951 – Peace talks concerning the Korean War resumed after 63 days, in Panmunjom.
- 1952 – French president inaugurates Donzère-Mondragonstuw Dam.
- 1954 – A U.S. cabinet meeting was televised for the first time.
- 1955 – The Tappan Company, introduced the microwave oven for home use.
- 1958 – U.S. Marines withdrew from Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1962 – Uganda became a member state of the United Nations.
- 1971 – General Meeting of UN agreed to admit People’s Republic of China.
- 1981– 200,000 people demonstrated in Brussel against cruise missiles.
- 1984 – American singer, songwriter, and actress Katy Perry was born.
- 1984 – USSR performed a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR.
- 1986 – International Red Cross was forced out from South Africa.
- 1990 – U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, announced that the Pentagon was planning to send 100,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia.
- 2001 – Windows XP became available for the first time.
- 2020 – Pope Francis announced the appointment of 13 new cardinals.