Today is Monday, October 25, the 298th day of 2010. There are 67 days left in the year.
1870 ― Postcards first used in U.S.
1935 ― Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie and Jacmel, Haiti
1945 ― Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek
1951 ― Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom
1963 ― Beatles begin their first full foreign tour in Sweden
1971 ― U.N. General Assembly admits mainland China and expels Taiwan
1983 ― U.S. invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (U.S. Wins!)
1986 ― International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1986 ― Michael Sergio parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of World Series
1990 ― NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991)