On This Day, Oct. 25: U.S. troops invade Grenada

1 of 4 | U.S. Marines, armed with M16A1 rifles, take defensive positions October 25, 1983, alongside a hillside throughout Operation Pressing Fury, the United States-led invasion of Grenada following a coup within the tiny Caribbean nation. File Picture courtesy of USMC

Oct. 25 (UPI) — On this date in historical past:

In 1854, identified to historical past because the Cost of the Mild Brigade, 670 British cavalrymen combating within the Crimean Warfare attacked a closely fortified Russian place and have been killed.

In 1929, through the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as U.S. President Warren Harding’s inside secretary, was discovered responsible of accepting a bribe whereas in workplace. He was the primary presidential Cupboard member convicted of against the law.

In 1944, the Japanese navy employed its first unit of Kamikaze pilots through the Battle of Leyte Gulf off the coast of the Philippines.

In 1971, the United Nations admitted China as a member, ousting the Nationalist Chinese language authorities of Taiwan.

In 1983, U.S. troops, supported by six Caribbean nations, invaded the tiny, leftist-ruled island of Grenada, rescuing 1,000 American college students and restoring order to the nation. The loss of life toll in about two months of combating exceeded 100.

In 1993, Canadian voters rejected the Progressive Conservative Social gathering of Prime Minister Kim Campbell and gave the Liberal Social gathering, led by Jean Chretien of Quebec, a agency majority in Parliament.

In 1994, Susan Smith falsely reported her two younger sons have been lacking after a carjacking. After a number of days of intense public and media scrutiny, the South Carolina lady admitted she drove her automotive together with her youngsters inside it right into a lake, killing them. She was sentenced to life in jail for the murders.

In 2002, Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and 7 others have been killed within the crash of a small aircraft about 180 miles northeast of Minneapolis.

In 2009, the World Well being Group reported a world loss of life toll from the H1N1 virus, often known as swine flu, at 5,700. About 440,000 individuals have been confirmed as having the illness.

In 2010, greater than 400 coastal residents in western Sumatra have been killed and hundreds left homeless by a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake. About 750 miles away in central Java, the Mount Merapi volcano started a collection of three eruptions that left a reported loss of life toll of greater than 300 with about 6,000 homeless.

In 2022, Rishi Sunak formally grew to become Britain’s prime minister, its third in three months. He was the primary particular person of coloration to serve within the roll.

In 2023, Home Republicans choose Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to turn out to be the following speaker of the Home.