TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Oct. 25, 1760

Britain’s King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1854

The “Charge of the Light Brigade” took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses.

1859

Radical abolitionist John Brown went on trial in Charles Town, Va., for his failed raid at Harpers Ferry.

1954

A meeting of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Cabinet was carried live on radio and television; to date, it’s the only presidential Cabinet meeting to be broadcast.

1962

During a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba; Stevenson then presented photographic evidence of the bases to the Council.

1971

The U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.

1983

A U.S.-led force invaded Grenada at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there.

1986

In Game 6of the World Series, the Boston Red Sox lost to the New York Mets, 6-5, on a wild pitch and an error in the tenth inning, forcing a seventh game, which the Mets ended up winning.

1998

All three were granted amnesty by South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.