April 25
404 B.C. - The Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta.
1507 - A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term "America," in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
1792 - Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by guillotine.
1859 - Ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
1862 - During the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans.
1898 - The United States declared war on Spain.
1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1915 - Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Turkish Empire out of World War I.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - Delegates from more than 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, in central Europe, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany.
1953 - The Francis Clark and James Watson article describing the double-helix of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature".
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1972 - Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua.
1992 - Islamic forces took over most of Kabul, Afghanistan after the Soviet-controlled government collapsed.
2002 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.
2003 - The Georgia legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2007 - The Dow Jones industrial average topped 13,000 for the first time, ending the day at 13,089.89.
2011 - President Bashar Assad of Syria sent the military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.
2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Arizona’s tough immigration law. (A divided court later threw out major parts of the law.)
2017 - A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that did not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president had no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.
2019 - Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.”
2021 - America’s top general in Afghanistan said the U.S. military had begun closing down operations in the country and that Afghanistan’s security forces “must be ready” to take over.
Birthdays
22 - Morgan Justus (model)
26 - Allisyn Snyder (actress)
34 - Jonathan Bailey (actor)
34 - Sara Paxton (actress)
38 - Melonie Diaz (actress)
42 - Jacob Underwood (singer)
45 - Marguerite Moreau (actress)
46 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
47 - Emily Bergl (actress)
52 - Jason Wiles (actor)
52 - Jason Lee (actor)
53 - Gina Torres (actress)
53 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
57 - Eric Avery (musician)
58 - Hank Azaria (actor)
75 - Jeffrey DeMunn (actor)
77 - Talia Shire (actress)
77 - Bjorn Ulvaeus (singer)
77 - Stu Cook (musician)
82 - Al Pacino (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1945 - Albert B. "Happy" Chandler was unanimously elected baseball commissioner.
1952 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1956 - Rocky (Brockton Blockbuster) Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He had 43 knockouts and 3 decisions to his credit.
1964 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
1965 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1981 - Seattle Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for two games after ordering Kingdome grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot.
1993 - The New England Patriots select Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1995 - Darryl Strawberry was sentenced to three years probation, six months of house confinement and a $350,000 fine. Strawberry had avoided prison for tax evasion.
1995 - Petr Nedved (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored the game-winning goal with only 45 seconds left remaining in the fourth overtime period between the Penguins and the Washington Capitals. The game was the third longest in NHL history.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs in 26 years. The Twins won with a final score of 24-11.
2009 - The Detroit Lions select Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2010 - The NHL implemented a new rule that allowed the NHL Hockey Operations Department to review any hit where the head was targeted and/or the principal point of contact for the purpose of Supplementary Discipline.
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs select Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2019 - The Arizona Cardinals select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
404 B.C. - The Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta.
1507 - A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term "America," in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
1792 - Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by guillotine.
1859 - Ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
1862 - During the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans.
1898 - The United States declared war on Spain.
1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1915 - Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Turkish Empire out of World War I.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - Delegates from more than 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, in central Europe, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany.
1953 - The Francis Clark and James Watson article describing the double-helix of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature".
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1972 - Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua.
1992 - Islamic forces took over most of Kabul, Afghanistan after the Soviet-controlled government collapsed.
2002 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.
2003 - The Georgia legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2007 - The Dow Jones industrial average topped 13,000 for the first time, ending the day at 13,089.89.
2011 - President Bashar Assad of Syria sent the military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.
2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Arizona’s tough immigration law. (A divided court later threw out major parts of the law.)
2017 - A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that did not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president had no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.
2019 - Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.”
2021 - America’s top general in Afghanistan said the U.S. military had begun closing down operations in the country and that Afghanistan’s security forces “must be ready” to take over.
Birthdays
22 - Morgan Justus (model)
26 - Allisyn Snyder (actress)
34 - Jonathan Bailey (actor)
34 - Sara Paxton (actress)
38 - Melonie Diaz (actress)
42 - Jacob Underwood (singer)
45 - Marguerite Moreau (actress)
46 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
47 - Emily Bergl (actress)
52 - Jason Wiles (actor)
52 - Jason Lee (actor)
53 - Gina Torres (actress)
53 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
57 - Eric Avery (musician)
58 - Hank Azaria (actor)
75 - Jeffrey DeMunn (actor)
77 - Talia Shire (actress)
77 - Bjorn Ulvaeus (singer)
77 - Stu Cook (musician)
82 - Al Pacino (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1945 - Albert B. "Happy" Chandler was unanimously elected baseball commissioner.
1952 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1956 - Rocky (Brockton Blockbuster) Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He had 43 knockouts and 3 decisions to his credit.
1964 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
1965 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1981 - Seattle Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for two games after ordering Kingdome grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot.
1993 - The New England Patriots select Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1995 - Darryl Strawberry was sentenced to three years probation, six months of house confinement and a $350,000 fine. Strawberry had avoided prison for tax evasion.
1995 - Petr Nedved (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored the game-winning goal with only 45 seconds left remaining in the fourth overtime period between the Penguins and the Washington Capitals. The game was the third longest in NHL history.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs in 26 years. The Twins won with a final score of 24-11.
2009 - The Detroit Lions select Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2010 - The NHL implemented a new rule that allowed the NHL Hockey Operations Department to review any hit where the head was targeted and/or the principal point of contact for the purpose of Supplementary Discipline.
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs select Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2019 - The Arizona Cardinals select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
