MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2012: American politician Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, became the first openly gay person to be elected to the U.S. Senate. [Take our quiz about American history and politics.]

2000: American environmentalist David Brower, who spent nearly 70 years working to protect wilderness areas in the United States and was an influential member of the Sierra Club, died at age 88.

1995: Art Modell, the owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns, announced that he was moving the team to Baltimore, which enraged sportswriters and Cleveland fans. [ Test your knowledge of American football.]

1984: U.S. President Ronald Reagan won reelection in a landslide victory over Democratic candidate Walter F. Mondale. [Take our quiz about U.S. presidential elections.]

1917: The second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917 began (October 25, Old Style) as the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia. [How much do you know about Russian history?]

1888: Benjamin Harrison of the Republican Party was elected U.S. president by an electoral majority despite losing the popular vote by more than 90,000 to his Democratic opponent, Grover Cleveland. [Test your knowledge of how voters voted in U.S. presidential elections across history.]