Today is Thursday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2025. There are 69 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Oct. 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod. An estimated 450 million iPod devices were sold before the line was discontinued in 2022.
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In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched on Fifth Avenue in New York City in support of women’s suffrage.
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In 1944, the Battle of Leyte (LAY’-tee) Gulf began; the largest naval battle of World War II resulted in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces, paving the way for the retaking of the Philippines.
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Film director Philip Kaufman is 89. Advocate and humanitarian Graça Machel is 80. Film director Ang Lee is 71. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 69. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 69. Activist and philanthropist Martin Luther King III is 68. Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson is 67. Film director Sam Raimi is 66. Comedic musician “Weird Al” Yankovic is 66. Rock musician Robert Trujillo (Metallica) is 61. Racing driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi is 59. CNN medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 56. TV personality Cat Deeley is 49. Actor Ryan Reynolds is 49. TV personality, author and political commentator Meghan McCain is 41. R&B singer Miguel is 40. Actor Emilia Clarke is 39. Actor Margaret Qualley is 31. Actor Amandla Stenberg is 27.Hence then, the article about today in history october 23 apple ipod debuts was published today ( ) and is available on The Denver Post ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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