Here's a quick look at our top stories for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025:
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TOP HEADLINES:
Butte weighs pros and cons of major data center development
Butte weighs pros and cons of major data center development
Three Forks rest area shuts down over sidewalk drainage problems
Three Forks rest area shuts down over sidewalk drainage problems
Thousands of Montana hunters prepare for general big game season opener
Thousands of Montana hunters prepare for general big game season opener
THAT’S INTERESTING:
October 21st Events
- 1805 — Battle of Trafalgar: Admiral Horatio Nelson’s British fleet defeated the combined French–Spanish fleet (Nelson was killed in the battle).
- 1861 — Battle of Ball’s Bluff (American Civil War): A severe Union defeat in Virginia with significant political fallout.
- 1879 — Thomas Edison: Menlo Park tests an incandescent lamp that burned about 13½ hours, a major step toward a practical electric light.
- 1964 — Film premiere: The movie version of My Fair Lady opened in New York.
- 1966 — Aberfan disaster (Wales): A coal-waste landslide destroyed a village school, killing many children and adults.
- 1969 — Coup in Somalia: Colonel Siad Barre seized power following political upheaval after the president’s assassination.
- 1980 — Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series (Game 6 ended Oct. 21, 1980).
Notable births
- 1772 — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and critic (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner).
- 1833 — Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and industrialist (inventor of dynamite; founder of the Nobel Prizes).
- 1925 — Celia Cruz, Cuban singer, major figure in Latin music.
- 1949 — Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli politician, long-serving prime minister.
- 1956 — Carrie Fisher, American actress and writer (best known as Princess Leia).
- 1980 — Kim Kardashian, American media personality and entrepreneur.
Notable deaths
- 1805 — Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (killed at the Battle of Trafalgar).
- 1969 — Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (On the Road).
- 1995 — Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon).
- 2003 — Elliott Smith, American singer‑songwriter.
- 2014 — Gough Whitlam, former prime minister of Australia.
- 2014 — Ben Bradlee, longtime Washington Post editor (both died Oct. 21, 2014).
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