A little reason to celebrate
National Greasy Foods Day
Food · October 25
A food day for fried, buttery and sizzling dishes, from diner hash browns to fried chicken, and the paper napkins that come with them.
National days on October 25, 2027
Also on October 25
On this day
- 1812: War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. USS United States (1797)
- 1864: American Civil War: A large contingent of Confederate troops participating in Price's Missouri Expedition are captured by Union forces during the Battle of Mine Creek, the largest battle fought in Kansas and one of the largest cavalry engagements of the war. Confederate States of America
- 1875: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23 premieres in Boston, Massachusetts, with Benjamin Johnson Lang as conductor and Hans von Bülow as soloist. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1944: World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo. USS Tang (SS-306)
- 2001: Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems. Microsoft
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