Date
Fri 25 Apr 2025
1684 - A patent was granted for the thimble.
1792 - Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier, a highwayman, became the first victim of the French guillotine.
1846 - The Mexican-American War ignited as a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome of the war fixed Texas' southern boundary at the Rio Grande River.
1856 - Charles Lutwidge Dogson, also known as Lewis Carrol, met the young Alice Liddell, the inspiration for his 'Alice' books.
1859 - Work began on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1882 - French commander Henri Riviere seized the citadel of Hanoi in Indochina.
1898 - The U.S. declared war on Spain. Spain had declared war on the U.S. the day before.
1915 - During World War I, Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli in Turkey.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces met at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River.
1953 - Dr. James D. Watson and Dr. Francis H.C. Crick suggested the double helix structure of DNA.
1959 - St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping. The water way connects the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
1971 - The country of Bangladesh was established.
1974 - Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar was overthrown in a military coup.
1976 - Portugal ratified a constitution. It was first revised on October 30, 1982.
1980 - In Iran, a commando mission to rescue hostages was aborted after mechanical problems disabled three of the eight helicopters involved. During the evacuation, a helicopter and a transport plane collided and exploded. Eight U.S. servicemen were killed. The mission was aimed at freeing American hostages that had been taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. The event took place April 24th Washington, DC, time.
1982 - In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completed its Sinai withdrawal.
1990 - Sandinista rule ended in Nicaragua.
1992 - Islamic forces in Afghanistan took control of most of the capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.
1996 - The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.
2003 - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader and ex-wife of former President Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to four years in prison for her conviction on fraud and theft charges. She was convicted of 43 counts of fraud and 25 of theft of money from a women's political league.
1792 - Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier, a highwayman, became the first victim of the French guillotine.
1846 - The Mexican-American War ignited as a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome of the war fixed Texas' southern boundary at the Rio Grande River.
1856 - Charles Lutwidge Dogson, also known as Lewis Carrol, met the young Alice Liddell, the inspiration for his 'Alice' books.
1859 - Work began on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1882 - French commander Henri Riviere seized the citadel of Hanoi in Indochina.
1898 - The U.S. declared war on Spain. Spain had declared war on the U.S. the day before.
1915 - During World War I, Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli in Turkey.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces met at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River.
1953 - Dr. James D. Watson and Dr. Francis H.C. Crick suggested the double helix structure of DNA.
1959 - St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping. The water way connects the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
1971 - The country of Bangladesh was established.
1974 - Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar was overthrown in a military coup.
1976 - Portugal ratified a constitution. It was first revised on October 30, 1982.
1980 - In Iran, a commando mission to rescue hostages was aborted after mechanical problems disabled three of the eight helicopters involved. During the evacuation, a helicopter and a transport plane collided and exploded. Eight U.S. servicemen were killed. The mission was aimed at freeing American hostages that had been taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. The event took place April 24th Washington, DC, time.
1982 - In accordance with Camp David agreements, Israel completed its Sinai withdrawal.
1990 - Sandinista rule ended in Nicaragua.
1992 - Islamic forces in Afghanistan took control of most of the capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.
1996 - The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.
2003 - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader and ex-wife of former President Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to four years in prison for her conviction on fraud and theft charges. She was convicted of 43 counts of fraud and 25 of theft of money from a women's political league.