Today is Friday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2025. Today in history:On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date:In 1944, during World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. An Italian high court definitively vindicated Knox in 2015, throwing out their convictions once and for all. Though McCarthy had the support of many fellow Republicans, several hard-right detractors from his party essentially forced him out.