In History – Evander Holyfield heavyweight boxing champ

TODAY IN HISTORY: 10/25

1962 - American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
1971 - Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1990 - Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1764 - 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)
1996 - Singer-dancer Paula Abdul (33) weds sportswear designer Brad Beckerman (30) at Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel

GOODBYE TO:

1992 - Roger Miller, country singer (King of the Road), dies at 56
1995 - Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77
2002 - Richard Harris, Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting Life) and singer (MacArthur Park) dies of Hodgkin's disease at 72

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