Today's Date
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time Zone: America/Chicago (GMT-05:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 303
• Week number: 44
• Leap year: No - Next is 2028
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 08:08 am
• Sunset time: 06:44 pm
• Day length: 10h 36m
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Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 63%
• Moon Age: 8.67 day(s)
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Today in History
2005
The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) that was destroyed during the firebombing of Dresden in WWII is rededicated.
1991
BET Holdings Inc., becomes the first African-American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
1985
The Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for its final successful mission.
1975
Prince Juan Carlos becomes acting head of state in Spain, replacing the ailing dictator Gen. Francisco Franco.
1974
The “Rumble in the Jungle,” a boxing match in Zaire that many regard as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century, takes place; challenger Muhammad Ali knocks out previously undefeated World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman.
1973
The Bosphorus Bridge is completed at Istanbul, Turkey, connecting Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus Strait.
1965
US Marines repel multiple-wave attacks by Viet Cong within a few miles of Da Nang where the Marines are based; a sketch of Marine positions was found on the body of a 13-year-old boy who had been selling the Americans drinks the previous day.
1961
The USSR detonates “Tsar Bomba,” a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb; it is still (2016) the largest explosive device of any kind over detonated.
1953
US Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves a top secret document to maintain and expand the country’s nuclear arsenal.
1950
The First Marine Division is ordered to replace the entire South Korean I Corps at the Chosin Reservoir area.
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