2004 - Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces ban of American Dollar transactions.
2001 - Release of Microsoft's Windows XP
1964 - Rolling Stones play on the Ed Sullivan Show, their first major TV appearance in the United States
1955 - Microwave oven first introduced, by Tappan Stove Company of Mansfield, Ohio
1945 - The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
This Day In Business
1861 - The Toronto Stock Exchange is created - grows to become the world's third largest stock exchange.
1995 - Film "Victor/ Victoria" adapted to Broadway musical & opens at Marquis Theater NY.
1917 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and his Bolshevik army seize power in Russia after the Tsar's fall.
1986 - Bill Buckner has ball roll through legs & Mets beat Red Sox in World Series game 6
October 25th Holiday
Constitution Day (Lithuania) - Celebrates the adoption of the Lithuanian Constitution on October 25, 1992.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He is an acclaimed stage actor and appeared in many plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 25 Birthday Horoscope.
Famous Birthdays iPhone App
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