MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · October 25
THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 25
October 25 in history
1944
Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle ever fought, ends with the Japanese fleet finished as a fighting force — and the first kamikaze units committed.
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1973 — The October War
6–25 Oct 1973 — Egypt storms the Suez Canal; Israel recovers and crosses it; both superpowers airlift arms and go on nuclear alert. Then OPEC turns oil into a weapon and quadruples the price.
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