Today in history
Today is Wednesday, October 25, the 298th day of 2017 and the 34th day of autumn.
On this date in the SCV: In 1945, The Signal reported that Clarence Bush, “hot shot” postmaster at the town of Acton, had been charged with the misappropriation of goods and merchandise to the amount of at least $10,000. He was to appear in Soledad Justice Court for a preliminary hearing on a charge of grand theft preferred by ex-serviceman Samuel H. Schorr, owner of the Acton hotel and store of which Rush was manager. The hotel and store had been almost completely destroyed by fire that week. Schorr, who was only released from military service two weeks before, came to Acton to check up on his business. According to the report made to the Sheriff Station, he found that a large quantity of mining supplies, ranch and poultry equipment and even some house furnishings had disappeared with no corresponding increase in the receipts of the business. Schorr had filed a complaint in Soledad Justice Court, Rush pleaded not guilty and had been released on $2,000 bond. Mystery surrounded the burning of the hotel building at Acton, which housed the store and the Acton post office. The structure itself was very old, having been built in the “gay nineties” to provide accommodations for the personnel of the Red Rover Mine.
Today’s Highlights in History:
In 1415, King Henry V led his English forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in northern France.
In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit the People’s Republic of China as the country’s “official” government, expelling Taiwan.
In 1983, U.S. troops invaded Grenada to secure the safety of American medical students on the island and to overthrow a Marxist regime.
Today’s fact: Pablo Picasso’s birth name was Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. He was named after a variety of relatives and saints.
Today’s sports: In 1986, the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the World Series after a routine ground ball rolled between the legs of Boston first-baseman Bill Buckner, allowing the winning run and capping the Mets’ 10th-inning, come-from-behind victory. The Mets won Game 7 two nights later to earn the championship.
Today’s number: 11 – age at which violinist Midori made her concert debut with the New York Philharmonic.
Today’s moon: Between new moon (Oct. 19) and first quarter moon (Oct. 27).