What Happened on Oct 25

Goffredo da Castiglione (Celestine IV) elected Pope

Pope Celestine IV (died November 10, 1241 in Rome), born Goffredo da Castiglione, was pope from October 25, 1241 to November 10, 1241. Born in... Read more

Battle of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a much larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25... Read more

Abigail Smith Married John Adams

Abigail Smith married a young lawyer by the name of John Adams on October 25, 1764. Their union launched a vital 54-year partnership taking the... Read more

Battle Of Johnstown

The Battle of Johnstown was fought in Johnstown, New York. It was one of the last battles in the American theatre of the American Revolutionary... Read more

First Battle of Springfield, MO

The First Battle of Springfield or Zagonyi's Charge was a battle of the American Civil War that occurred on October 25, 1861, in Greene County,... Read more

Battle of Pine Bluff

Description: At 8:00 am, October 25, Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s... Read more

Battle of Marmiton River

Description: Following the Battle of Mine Creek, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price continued his cartage towards Fort Scott. In late afternoon of October... Read more

Battle of Mine Creek

Description: About six miles south of Trading Post, where the Marais de Cygnes engagement had occurred, the brigades of Col. Frederick W. Benteen... Read more

Battle of Marais des Cygnes

Description: Maj. Gen. Sterling Price led an expedition into Missouri which Union forces under Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis and Maj. Gen. Alfred... Read more

Wreck of the SS Princess Sophia

Princess Sophia, was built for the Alaska run, and made her maiden voyage on June 7, 1912. She was not a fancy ship, her hull was short and had... Read more

'Green Hills of Africa' Is Published

Green Hills of Africa initially got a cool reception. Writing for The New York Times, critic John Chamberlain claimed: "Green Hills of Africa" is... Read more

Kyeema Crash

The 1938 Kyeema crash occurred on the western face of Mount Corhanwarrabul, just south of Mount Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. On 25 October 1938,... Read more

Winston Churchill Is Elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a Second Term

After the General Election of 1951, Churchill again became Prime Minister. His third government—after the wartime national government and the brief... Read more

Kennedy Issues Security Action Memorandum 199, Authorizing that Nuclear Weapons be Loaded onto Aircraft

At 1:45 a.m. on October 25, Kennedy responded to Khrushchev's telegram, stating that the U.S. was forced into action after receiving repeated... Read more

U.S. Navy Commences Operation Sea Dragon

Operation Sea Dragon occurred during the Vietnam War and was a series of naval operations beginning in 1966 to interdict sea lines of... Read more

"Camelot" Is Released

Camelot is the 1967 film version of the successful musical of the same name. Richard Harris appears as Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere and... Read more

Pink Floyd releases Ummagumma

Ummagumma is a double album by Pink Floyd, released in 1969 by Harvest and EMI in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States.... Read more

Operation Urgent Fury

The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation of just over 100,000... Read more

Ronald Reagan Orders U.S. Troops to Invade Grenada

On October 25, 1983, only two days later, Reagan ordered U.S. forces to invade Grenada, where a 1979 coup d'état had established a Marxist-Leninist... Read more

Corrosion of Conformity release Animosity

Animosity is the second studio album by the American band Corrosion of Conformity. Album cover art was done by the artist Pushead. Read more

"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2" by Frank Zappa Is Released

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 is a live album by Frank Zappa. Despite the subtitle "The Helsinki Concert," the album is not one... Read more

Blind Guardian releases Follow the Blind

Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian, released in 1989. The album is more in the vein of... Read more

Curly Sue is released

Curly Sue is a 1991 comedy film starring James Belushi, Alisan Porter and Kelly Lynch. The film was written and directed by John Hughes. Music for... Read more

Nas Releases Single "One Love"

"One Love" is a song by American hip hop rapper Nas, released October 25, 1994 on Columbia Records. It was issued as the fifth and final radio... Read more

Madonna Releases Bedtime Stories

The album began as a collaboration with Shep Pettibone, and was to be stylistically similar to Erotica. However, due to Madonna's wish to soften... Read more