"Today is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2025. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal doping charges against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency."
"In 1934, bank robber Charles Pretty Boy Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio. In 1962, in a nationally televised address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a naval blockade of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first crewed mission of NASA's Apollo space program, returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean."
Today is Oct. 22, 2025. On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour de France titles and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal USADA doping charges. On Oct. 22, 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas after independence from Mexico. Other events include the 1934 killing of bank robber Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd, Kennedy’s 1962 Cuban missile announcement, the 1968 Apollo 7 splashdown, a 2014 Ottawa shooting, and the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 NL pennant. Several public figures were born on this date.
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