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October 25 is the 299th day of the year. There are 67 days remaining until the end of the year.
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1415 At Battle of Agincourt, Henry V’s Welsh longbows defeat France’s mounted armored knights after a rip-roaring pep talk.
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| 1760 George III ascends British throne and the British Empire begins to decline |
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| 1854 Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War) is made at 22% APR |
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| 1870 Postcards 1st used in US |
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| 1881 Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"--There is no sex in violence |
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| 1932 Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years, proving he is not a good fortune teller |
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| 1939 George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner" premieres in New York City |
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| 1955 Tappan sells 1st microwave oven |
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| 1962 US author John Steinbeck is awarded Nobel Prize in literature |
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| 1984 Hepatitis virus is discovered |
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| 2004 Fidel Castro announces that transactions using the US Dollar will be banned. |
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| 1950 John Matuszak, maybe gay US football player/actor/Playgirl model |
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| 1961 [Chadwick] Chad Smith, US drummer/Red Hot Chili Peppers |
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| 1962 David Furnish, Canadian/English producer/Sir Elton's husband |
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| 1965 Andy Kane, gay English carpenter/Handy Andy–Trading Spaces |
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| 1971 Craig Robinson, maybe gay US actor/comedian/NOT Michelle Obama’s brother |
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| 1973 Dan Wells, US actor/Boy Meets Boy fake gay contestant |
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| 1984 Jake Glaser, US AIDS activist/HIV survivor/son of Paul and Elizabeth Glaser |
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| 1993 St. Louisan Vincent Price, bisexual US actor (Raven, Fly), gets the hell scared out of him |
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| 1999 [William] Payne Stewart, colorful golfer who won US Open twice, gets his knickers in a twist |
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| 2002 Richard Harris, Irish actor (Camelot, Harry Potter)/non-singer, shakes hands with the devil |
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