FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024

1945-Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek

1951-Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjeom

1962-110th member of the U.N. admitted (Uganda)

1962-American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature

1962-Stevenson demands USSR amb Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"

1968-Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby

1971-Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World

1971-U.N. General Assembly admits mainland China & expels Taiwan

1986-International Red Cross ousted from South Africa

1986-Michael Sergio parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS

1990-NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991)