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From: The Topeka Capital-Journal
Date: 20011025
Author:Capital-Journal

Today in history

Oct. 25

1400 --- Author Geoffrey Chaucer died in London.

1760 --- Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.

1812 --- The U.S. frigate United States captured the British vessel Macedonian during the War of 1812.

1918 --- The Canadian steamship Princess Sophia foundered off the coast of Alaska; nearly 400 people perished.

1983 --- A U.S.-led force invaded Grenada at the order of President Reagan.

1999 --- Golfer Payne Stewart and five others were killed when their Learjet flew uncontrolled before crashing in South Dakota.

--- The Associated Press

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