John Reed, American journalist and poet (died 1920)

John Silas Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution for Metropolitan and World War I for The Masses. He is best known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his 1919 book Ten Days That Shook the World.

October 22 is the 295th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 70 days remain until the end of the year.