Today in History: October 25, Teapot Dome Scandal conviction
In contemporary times is Saturday Oct the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On Oct former Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for oil field leases at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and the Elk Hills and Buena Vista oil fields in California As a end of the Teapot Dome Outrage Fall would become the first U S Cabinet member to be imprisoned for crimes committed while in office Also on this date In Britain s King George III succeeded his late grandfather George II Related Articles Company recalls million pounds of barbecue pork jerky that may contain metal wire Massachusetts agency s partisan SNAP blame meeting ripped as Rep Clark calls it leverage Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues unveiled at the Alabama Capitol NFL reminds players of league gambling guidelines in light of federal indictments In radical abolitionist John Brown went on trial in Charles Town Virginia for his failed raid at Harpers Ferry He was convicted and later hanged In during an urgency meeting of the U N Shield 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 the council with photographic evidence of the bases a key moment in the Cuban missile predicament In a U S -led force invaded Grenada at the order of President Ronald Reagan who explained the action was needed to protect U S citizens there In in Challenge of the World Series the New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the th inning defeating the Boston Red Sox - and forcing a seventh battle the tiebreaking run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner s error on Mookie Wilson s slow grounder The Mets went on to win Challenge and the Series In golfer Payne Stewart and five others were killed when their Learjet lost cabin pressure flew hundreds of miles off subject on autopilot and crashed in a field in South Dakota Stewart was In Democratic U S Sen Paul Wellstone of Minnesota was killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota along with his wife daughter and five others a week-and-a-half before the ballot In Rishi Sunak became Britain s first prime minister of color after being chosen to lead the governing Conservative Party In Robert Card opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in Lewiston Maine killing people and leaving others wounded Card was identified dead by suicide two days after the attack the worst mass shooting in Maine s history The present day s Birthdays Actor Marion Ross is Author Anne Tyler is Rock singer Jon Anderson Yes is Political strategist James Carville is Basketball Hall of Famer Dave Cowens is Olympic gold medal wrestler Dan Gable is Olympic gold medal hockey performer Mike Eruzione is Actor Nancy Cartwright TV The Simpsons is Rock drummer Chad Smith Red Hot Chili Peppers is Actor-comedian-TV host Samantha Bee is Country singer Chely SHEL -ee Wright is Violinist Midori is Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez is Actor Craig Robinson is Author Zadie Smith is Actor Mehcad muh-KAD Brooks is Pop singer Katy Perry is Singer Ciara is Golfer Xander Schauffele is MLB All-Star Juan Soto is
