Today is Friday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2025. There are 82 days left in the year.
On Oct. 10, 2014, Malala Yousafzai (mah-LAH’-lah YOO’-suhf-zeye), a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, and Kailash Satyarthi (KY’-lash saht-YAHR’-thee), a 60-year-old Indian man, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives for the right of children to receive an education and to live free from abuse.
In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland, with an inaugural class of 50 students.
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