Daily Archives: October 22, 2025

Cincinnati Reds win World Series in seven games 50 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1975)


Video: '1975 WS Game 7 Red Sox Reds'

(Wednesday, October 22, 1975, 11:07 p.m. EDT) — The Cincinnati Reds won the 1975 World Series tonight, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, in the seventh and deciding game. Continue reading Cincinnati Reds win World Series in seven games 50 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1975)

All-white jury acquits Klansman in murder of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)


Video: 'The Murder of Viola Liuzzo'

(Friday, October 22, 1965, 4:45 p.m. CDT; during the Civil rights movement) — An all-white jury today found Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr., a 22-year-old Ku Klux Klansman, not guilty of the murder of Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old white civil rights activist, housewife, and mother of five from Michigan who was shot dead March 25, 1965, by members of the Ku Klux Klan after participating in the successful Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights.

The Beatles complete ‘Nowhere Man’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles : Nowhere Man (Mono)'

(Friday, October 22, 1965, 2:30-11:30 p.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “Nowhere Man,” which they had begun the night before. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Nowhere Man’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)

The Beatles complete ‘In My Life’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles : In My Life (Mono)'

(Friday, October 22, 1965, 10:30-11:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this morning at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “In My Life” with producer George Martin’s baroque-style piano overdub. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘In My Life’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)

Fisk homer beats Reds 7-6 in 12th, forcing 7th World Series game 50 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1975)


Video: '1975 World Series, Game 6: Reds @ Red Sox'

(Wednesday, October 22, 1975, 12:33 a.m. EDT) — Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk hit a ball that struck the left field foul pole in Boston’s Fenway Park for a home run tonight, giving the Red Sox a dramatic 7-6 victory in 12 innings over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 of the World Series.