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What happened in history on this day: April 25?
On April 25 in ...
- 1846 - Mexican troops kill and wound American soldiers on patrol near Rio Grande.
- 1861 - Battle of Lavaca, Texas.
- 1861 - New York 7th arrives to reinforce Washington, District of Columbia.
- 1864 - Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas (Camden Expedition).
- 1864 - Passenger rail service begins on newly-completed link between Sacramento and Roseville, California.
- 1898 - US President William McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war.
- 1898 - US declares war on Spain over Cuba.
- 1901 - New York becomes first U.S. state requiring automobile license plates ($1 fee).
- 1944 - United Negro College Fund incorporates in the USA.
- 1945 - 46 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California.
- 1945 - Last Boeing B-17 attack against Germany.
- 1945 - British and American troops meet Soviet forces at Torgau on the Elbe river. By order of General Dwight Eisenhower, the US 9th Army halts at the Elbe, allowing Russian forces to capture Berlin.
- 1946 - Exposition Flyer rammed at Napierville, Illinois, USA killing 48.
- 1954 - Bell labs announces first solar battery (New York City, New York).
- 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
- 1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
- 1961 - Mercury/Atlas rocket lifts off with an electronic mannequin.
- 1961 - Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
- 1962 - US Ranger 4 spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.
- 1962 - US resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island.
- 1967 - Abortion legalized in Colorado, USA.
- 1971 - About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington DC.
- 1971 - US canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire.
- 1973 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - US Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more.
- 1978 - St. Paul, Minnesota becomes the 2nd U.S. city to repeal its gay rights ordinance after Anita Bryant's successful 1977 anti-gay campaign in Dade County, Florida.
- 1980 - Announcement of US President Jimmy Carter of the hostage rescue bungle in Iran.
- 1982 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1983 - The Soviet Union releases a letter that Russian leader Yuri Andropov wrote to Samantha Smith, an American fifth-grade student in Manchester, Maine, inviting her to visit his country. Andropov's letter came in response to a note Smith had sent him in December 1982, asking him if the Soviets were planning to start a nuclear war.
- 1985 - Roger Miller's musical Big River, premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances.
- 1990 - Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery.
- 1990 - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win.
- 1992 - In Cape Mendocino, California, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1994 - 14 inches of snow in Southern California.
- 2007 - A USA 1913 Liberty Head nickel, graded PR-66 by PCGS, is sold in a private sale to $5 million, second highest amount ever paid for a single US coin.
- 2007 - US Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat-Ohio), introduces articles to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney.
- 2007 - In the USA, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history.
Births on April 25
- 1883 - Birth of Elsa Maxwell in Keokuk, Iowa, USA; writer (Jack Paar Show).
- 1906 - Birth of William Joseph Brennan in Newark, New Jersey, USA; 92nd Supreme Court judge (1956-90) (dies 1997).
- 1907 - Birth of Paula Trueman in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Gran - Billy).
- 1908 - Birth of Edward R Murrow in Pole Creek, North Carolina, USA; newscaster (Person to Person).
- 1913 - Birth of Earl Bostic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; alto sax player (Flamingo, Temptation).
- 1917 - Birth of Ella Fitzgerald in Newport News, Virginia, USA; jazz singer (The First Lady of Song, Is it live or Memorex, "A-Tisket A-Tasket") (dies 1996).
- 1923 - Birth of Albert King in Indianola, Mississippi, USA; blues singer/guitarist ("Bad Look Blues").
- 1930 - Birth of Dotty Mack in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (Paul Dixon Show).
- 1930 - Birth of Lynn Hamilton in Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA; actress (Alice Morgan - Port Charles, Donna - Sanford and Son).
- 1930 - Birth of Paul Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York, USA; writer/director (Moscow on the Hudson).
- 1934 - Birth of Denny "Scott" Miller in Bloomington, Indiana, USA; actor (Wagon Train).
- 1940 - Birth of Al Pacino in New York City, New York, USA; actor (And Justice For All, Godfather, Scorpio).
- 1940 - Birth of O B McClinton [Burnett] in Senatobia, Mississippi, USA; country singer ("Keep your arms around me").
- 1945 - Birth of Stu Cook in Oakland, California, USA; rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Proud Mary").
- 1946 - Birth of Talia [Rose Coppola] Shire in Jamaica, New York; actress (Adrian - Rocky, Constanzia Corleone - The Godfather).
- 1947 - Birth of Jeffrey DeMunn in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City).
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Brown in New York City, New York, USA; keyboardist/songwriter (The Left Banke - "Walk Away Renee").
- 1954 - Birth of Rob Crosby in Sumter, South Carolina, USA; country singer ("She's a Natural").
- 1958 - Birth of Chris Johnson in Arcata, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1990 Atlantic City Classic).
- 1959 - Birth of Tony Phillips in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; baseball outfielder (Chicago White Sox).
- 1964 - Birth of Jackie Campbell in Los Angeles, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-5th-1993).
- 1967 - Birth of Angel Martino in Americus, Georgia, USA; 50 metre/100 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold/2 bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Jon Olsen; American 100 metre freestyle/400 metre/800 metre medley (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Marisa Pedulla in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA; half-lightweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Travis Fryman in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; infielder (Detroit Tigers).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Clontz in Stuart, Virginia, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1971 - Birth of Michelle Harris in Newark, Delaware, USA; Miss Delaware-America (1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Pam Schaffrath in Chicago, Illinois, USA; female catcher (Colorado Silver Bullets).
- 1975 - Birth of Jacque Jones in San Diego, California; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Jonathan Angel in San Francisco, California; actor (Tommy Delucca - Saved By The Bell).
- 1985 - Birth of Jonathan Halyalkar Ramsey in New Jersey, USA; actor (Billy - Who's the Boss).
Deaths on April 25
- 1862 - Charles Ferguson Smith, USA General-Major, dies of infection at age 55.
- 1982 - Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at age 81.
- 1982 - John Cody, US cardinal/archbishop of Chicago (1965-82), dies at age 74.
- 1982 - William R Burnett, American writer (Asphalt Jungle), dies at age 82.
- 1995 - Death of Ginger Rogers AKA Virginia Katherine McMath of congestive heart failure at age 83; actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), hostess (The Bell Telephone Hour).
- 1996 - Death of Saul Bass at age 74 (born 1920); American graphic design pioneer, co-founder of Rankin-Bass animation studio.
- 2000 - Death of David Merrick, American stage producer (born 1911).
- 2002 - Death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American rapper (TLC) (born 1971).
- 2009 - Death of Beatrice Arthur, American actress (All in the Family, Maude [Emmy award], The Golden Girls [Emmy award], Mame [Tony award]), at age 86 from cancer, in Los Angeles, California.
- 2023 - Death of Harry Belafonte at age 96; singer ("Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line"), actor (Bright Road movie (1956), Carmen Jones movie, Island in the Sun movie), activist (civil rights), UNICEF goodwill ambassador, recipient of a National Medal of Arts, Tony award winner, Emmy award winner.
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