Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica: Record-Breaking Storm Claims 30 Lives
Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica near Black River with record-tying intensity, killing over 30 people and matching the destructive power of the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. The storm's devastating landfall underscored the growing threat of supercharged Atlantic hurricanes to Caribbean island nations.
October 28, 2025
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What Else Happened on October 28
The Praetorian Guard forced Emperor Nerva to adopt Trajan as his heir. Nerva was 66 and childless. The Guard had murdered his predecessor. They wanted a militar…
Maxentius declared himself Roman Emperor after his father's failed comeback attempt. The Praetorian Guard backed him. Rome's citizens backed him. The actual emp…
Constantine's army faced Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge over the Tiber on October 28, 312, outnumbered by perhaps three to one. Ancient sources claim Constanti…
Visigothic forces sacked Braga, capital of the Suevi kingdom in northwest Iberia. They burned the city's churches to the ground. The Suevi had converted to Cath…
Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes scaled Antioch's walls at night with a small force and seized two towers. The city had been in Arab hands for 340 years. Bour…
Byzantine forces recaptured Antioch in 969 after 333 years of Arab rule. Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas sent his best general, Michael Bourtzes, who climbed the w…
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