March 25
1634 - Maryland was founded by settlers sent by the late Lord Baltimore.
1894 - Jacob Sechler Coxey and his "army" of unemployed men began their march from Ohio to Washington, D.C. to demand help from the federal government.
1911 - A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York City killed 145 workers, mostly young female immigrants.
1915 - The U.S. Navy lost its first commissioned submarine as the USS F-4 sank off the coast of Hawaii, claiming the lives of all 21 crew members.
1931 - In the so-called "Scottsboro Boys" case, nine young Black men were taken off a train in Alabama, accused of raping two white women; after years of convictions, death sentences and imprisonment, the nine were eventually vindicated.
1947 - A coal-dust explosion inside the Centralia Coal Co. Mine No. 5 in Washington County, Illinois, claimed 111 lives; 31 men survived.
1954 - RCA announced it had begun producing color television sets at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.
1957 - The European Economic Community was established by the Treaty of Rome.
1965 - The 25,000-person Alabama Freedom March to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks, led by Martin Luther King Jr., ended its journey from Selma on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Later that day, civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo, a white Detroit homemaker, was shot and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen.
1975 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew.
1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Johnson v. Transportation Agency, ruled 6-3 that an employer could promote a woman over an arguably more qualified man to help get women into higher-ranking jobs.
1990 - Eighty-seven people most of them Honduran and Dominican immigrants, were killed when fire raced through an illegal social club in New York City. (An arsonist set the fire after being thrown out of the club following an argument with his girlfriend; Julio Gonzalez died in prison in 2016.)
1994 - American troops withdrew from Somalia.
1996 - An 81-day standoff by the anti-government Freemen began at a ranch near Jordan, Montana.
2017 - Stars and fans gathered for a public memorial to honor the late mother-daughter film stars Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
2018 - Linda Brown, who as a young girl in Kansas became embroiled in a landmark 1954 Supreme Court chase that challenged segregation in public schools, died at age 75.
2023 - Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South, killing 26 people in Mississippi and obliterating dozens of buildings.
Birthdays
20 - William Franklyn-Miller (actor)
25 - Mikey Madison (actress)
25 - Dylan Summerall (actor)
28 - Niamh Adkins (model)
28 - Madison Prewett (reality star)
32 - Elizabeth Lail (actress)
33 - Amber Rella (model)
35 - Aly Michalka (actress)
36 - Big Sean (rapper)
40 - Katharine McPhee (actress)
42 - Danica Patrick (race car driver)
42 - Jenny Slate (actress)
45 - Lee Pace (actor)
59 - Sarah Jessica Parker (actress)
77 - Elton John (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 25
1934 - Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia.
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons in the longest hockey game to date. The game lasted for 2 hours and 56 minutes.
1947 - Holy Cross defeats Oklahoma 58-47 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1961 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 70-65 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1961 - In the now-defunct third-place game of the NCAA Tournament, St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in quadruple overtime.
1967 - UCLA defeats Dayton 79-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots relocate to Foxboro, Massachusetts and rename themselves the New England Patriots.
1972 - UCLA defeats Florida 81-76 to win a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1972 - Bobby Hull joined Gordie Howe to become only the second National Hockey League player to score 600 career goals.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season.
1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson was released from jail after serving three years.
1997 - Hartford Whalers announced that they would move from Connecticut following the 1996-97 season. In 1997-98 they became the Carolina Hurricanes.
2004 - The NHL suspended Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars for four games for a high-sticking incident the night before against Ryan Smith (Edmonton Oilers). Turco forfeited more than $195,000 in salary.
1634 - Maryland was founded by settlers sent by the late Lord Baltimore.
1894 - Jacob Sechler Coxey and his "army" of unemployed men began their march from Ohio to Washington, D.C. to demand help from the federal government.
1911 - A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York City killed 145 workers, mostly young female immigrants.
1915 - The U.S. Navy lost its first commissioned submarine as the USS F-4 sank off the coast of Hawaii, claiming the lives of all 21 crew members.
1931 - In the so-called "Scottsboro Boys" case, nine young Black men were taken off a train in Alabama, accused of raping two white women; after years of convictions, death sentences and imprisonment, the nine were eventually vindicated.
1947 - A coal-dust explosion inside the Centralia Coal Co. Mine No. 5 in Washington County, Illinois, claimed 111 lives; 31 men survived.
1954 - RCA announced it had begun producing color television sets at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.
1957 - The European Economic Community was established by the Treaty of Rome.
1965 - The 25,000-person Alabama Freedom March to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks, led by Martin Luther King Jr., ended its journey from Selma on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Later that day, civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo, a white Detroit homemaker, was shot and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen.
1975 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew.
1987 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Johnson v. Transportation Agency, ruled 6-3 that an employer could promote a woman over an arguably more qualified man to help get women into higher-ranking jobs.
1990 - Eighty-seven people most of them Honduran and Dominican immigrants, were killed when fire raced through an illegal social club in New York City. (An arsonist set the fire after being thrown out of the club following an argument with his girlfriend; Julio Gonzalez died in prison in 2016.)
1994 - American troops withdrew from Somalia.
1996 - An 81-day standoff by the anti-government Freemen began at a ranch near Jordan, Montana.
2017 - Stars and fans gathered for a public memorial to honor the late mother-daughter film stars Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
2018 - Linda Brown, who as a young girl in Kansas became embroiled in a landmark 1954 Supreme Court chase that challenged segregation in public schools, died at age 75.
2023 - Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South, killing 26 people in Mississippi and obliterating dozens of buildings.
Birthdays
20 - William Franklyn-Miller (actor)
25 - Mikey Madison (actress)
25 - Dylan Summerall (actor)
28 - Niamh Adkins (model)
28 - Madison Prewett (reality star)
32 - Elizabeth Lail (actress)
33 - Amber Rella (model)
35 - Aly Michalka (actress)
36 - Big Sean (rapper)
40 - Katharine McPhee (actress)
42 - Danica Patrick (race car driver)
42 - Jenny Slate (actress)
45 - Lee Pace (actor)
59 - Sarah Jessica Parker (actress)
77 - Elton John (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 25
1934 - Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia.
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons in the longest hockey game to date. The game lasted for 2 hours and 56 minutes.
1947 - Holy Cross defeats Oklahoma 58-47 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1961 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 70-65 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1961 - In the now-defunct third-place game of the NCAA Tournament, St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in quadruple overtime.
1967 - UCLA defeats Dayton 79-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots relocate to Foxboro, Massachusetts and rename themselves the New England Patriots.
1972 - UCLA defeats Florida 81-76 to win a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1972 - Bobby Hull joined Gordie Howe to become only the second National Hockey League player to score 600 career goals.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season.
1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson was released from jail after serving three years.
1997 - Hartford Whalers announced that they would move from Connecticut following the 1996-97 season. In 1997-98 they became the Carolina Hurricanes.
2004 - The NHL suspended Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars for four games for a high-sticking incident the night before against Ryan Smith (Edmonton Oilers). Turco forfeited more than $195,000 in salary.