October 25
Today in America's Present Past
1806 | Revolutionary War hero General Henry Knox died.
1812 | War of 1812: US frigate United States captured British vessel Macedonian.
1829 | Eastern State Penitentiary opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the world’s first prison to entirely use the solitary confinement system intended for rehabilitation.
1859 | POTUS: President Chester A. Arthur wed Ellen Herndon.
1861 | Civil War: The first Battle of Springfield, Missouri.
1864 | Civil War: Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas.
1864 | Entrepreneur John Francis Dodge was born in Niles, Michigan.
1870 | Civil Rights: Klan militia attacked a Republican gathering in Eutaw, Alabama.
1887 | Naturalist Emma “Grandma” Gatewood was born.
1888 | Explorer Richard E. Byrd was born.
1892 | First Lady Caroline Harrison died.
1902 | Journalist Frank Norris died.
1916 | Painter William Merritt Chase died.
1921 | Gunfighter Bat Masterson died.
1923 | Congress: U.S. Senate releases its first report on “Teapot Dome Scandal.”
1933 | Actor Eugene “Porky” Lee was born.
1944 | Politician James Carville was born.
1948 | Poet Daniel Mark Epstein was born.
1962 | Author John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1967 | Novelist Margaret Ayer died.
1966 | Pro wrestler Perry Saturn was born.
1976 | Alabama Governor grants a full pardon to Clarence Norris, the last known survivor of 9 Scottsboro Boys, who were convicted in 1931.
1981 | Historian Ariel Durant died.
1982 | TV: “Newhart” debuted.
1983 | America liberated students in Grenada.
1984 | Entertainer Katy Perry was born.
1989 | Author Mary McCarthy died.
1993 | Actor Vincent Price died.
1996 | Civil Rights: St. Petersburg, Florida riots.
2020 | Poet Diane di Prima died.